Poetry

Tree of Enchantment (3/18/23)

Salix Caprea Pendula
Tree of Enchantment
Hand Grafted Weeping Pussy Willow

Sitting lonely on a storeshelf
Your trunk and bare branches
Passed over

Overshadowed by the
Romance of the rose
Hope in the tulip and the daffodil

Yet you call to me
As a kindred spirit
Strength in your sadness

Unapologetic about yourself
Your branches bending
But resilient

And I tuck you in my cart
I will care for you
Even in your sadness

Sit beside you
And listen to your branches
Telling your story in the wind

And I will never ask you to change
Hide yourself
Be anything but who you are