1991
Love of Trees
November 1991


“Love of Trees,” New Era, Nov. 1991, 51

Love of Trees

Did my father plant this tree?

Did he plant it for me to watch,

To swing from, to laugh in,

And watch the sky from?

Does he watch me kick up the leaves in fall

That float down like toy parachutes,

Flip flop spin,

And me laughing?

From tender, green, and supple

To brown-red and winter,

To have spring again

And then the shades of summer.

This tree—

Was it planted just for me?