Beneath Trees

an arcane sculpture of trees evolutions of an umbrella completes the verdant swaying arbor of leaves straining limbs hold branches to please arm to palms and leaf to feet strive to possess a neighbor sweet twisted sprigs move wicked feet knotted legs reach outskirts weave wander free as the forest grows sowing slow the harvest beneath sedate to foster sticks and stones nurturing bluffs of tangled trunks overgrown postures and bent back bones reveal agonies dim gallows mocking mortal remains Terry D’Arcy-Ryan