Paris

In winter, nothing gives. 
The tree holds tightly to 
its fistful of sky 
 
while the wind arranges 
and rearranges 
some leaves 
at the entrance to the Tuileries, 
 
always seeking 
a different disorder.


First published in NOON: Journal of the Short Poem, Issue 14, August 2019
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Gauthier Avatar
February 15, 2021 at 10:17 AM
A pleasure to find your lovely poem published in the 2020 PS Anthology, Alan~
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October 12, 2020 at 2:02 PM
wonderful!
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