Neighbor's Tree
NEIGHBOR’S TREE
Eye-catching in all seasons
They say talking to flowers helps them bloom resplendent
Yes resplendent that’s our neighbor’s tree
Perfectly shaped
So large so tall so wonderfully round
I talk to its crowd from afar like a garden festival of
Flowers
But no words are needed
And the house which it fronts –
Like a bitter thought of Camille Pissaro
So large so old so cold so rundown
One might see the paint peel off in a high wind
Might want to shoulder-up the sagging front porch
A haven for down-and-outers stray cats
Yet all is saved
The tree
In summer – like an umbrella
In spring – a billion chattering buds
In fall its brilliant red outstrips all the most lavish
services in His name
and when winter comes she yet offers hope
Copyright © Daver Austin | Year Posted 2010
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