Holding onto #Time – v2

Gazing off toward the rising light
catching my eager eyes, morning,
a trunk, not yet fallen, erect, in death,
a regal birch remains, ramrod straight…
 
Beyond the edge of this still glade,
illumined by the morning sunlight,
poison ivy climbing up its truck,
fungus tiered up its side,
nests of birds dwelling inside…
 
No longer are there limbs,
yet worthy none the less,
the regal birch within the glade
has yet much to teach to us…
 
Standing through life’s trials,
ever changing, still usefulness,
teaching us about life, aging,
of living within community,
and accepting the part we play…
 
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Edited May 29, 2024
Holding onto Time – v2
 
September 28, 2011
Holding onto Time
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