Poems for the Smiling Heart

Audio file: The Tree

The Tree


Watercolour by Regiena Heringa

 

The grey maple

stark and strong

stands near a cluster of deep green cedar

icy patches bundled in its hollows

scent and snowflakes drift and sigh

a nourishing sun

sprays spirals of light

on steadfast snow

shadows recede

possibilities emerge

God falls everywhere


 

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