After All

by Pat Buckner

Spanish moss hangs

from every branch,

Tattered clothing

on the old tree

That has seen so much

bloodshed

Between brothers,

Silent observers

neutral

unconcerned

Watching God’s children

fight it out

to accomplish

Little,

After all,

and

Gray Spanish moss

still sways in the breeze.

Photo Kevin Merrell

Photo by David E. Marks

Photo by Bryan Kuntz

Photo by Paul Barnes