tree – Mercedes Moore

Waking Dream

I’ve never seen green so dark On a tree two-stories tall Catching the rain as it falls. I look through a window Like a TV screen And everything feels fake Including me.

Oh, Japanese Maple Through your twisted branches I see Thin rays of sun Pouring down on me. You reach up And out with your spiraled arms Your trunk thick and sturdy Rooted in my yard. Oh, Japanese Maple The beauty you spread With your pink hair Dancing in the wind. Your leaves, How they swayContinue reading “Japanese Maple”