Wednesday, August 17, 2016

deciduous.

have I fallen
for you like
a dead oak
moss and
stillness about
my limbs
blanketed dew
pressing my bark
a pithy core
bittered by age
or sweetened
by ripening





© 8.17.2016 heather brager

3 comments:

  1. Oaks only fall if struck by lightning or are simply blown away.
    I may have said this earlier, but this was a rare occasion where I simply knew I got it right.

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  2. A stunning simplicity that goes deep. My core is bittered.Yours,ripening.

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  3. A stunning simplicity that goes deep. My core is bittered.Yours,ripening.

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