Found
Squirrels
nip the tips
off branches.
You can tell
because the cut
is slanted.
The size of oak's leaves
has doubled
in a week.
Some are cupped
(to receive sun?)
all are fuzzy.
Look at the table.
This is how shade happens in spring:
suddenly.
©Mary Lee Hahn
I love the thought about shade happening suddenly in spring, how the sun gets so warm that we notice the shade. Happy Spring!
ReplyDeleteI had that wonderful, YES, moment when I read those last lines. I love a poem that leads me through some great images and then leaves me with a YES at the end. Wow.
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