Skinny and wiry,
the tree standing before me
is leafless.
Not a single leaf to be found
on its otherwise healthy "body".
Now, I KNOW the leaves
are coming back!!!
Although, even if I wanted to,
and tried with all my might,
I couldn't MAKE a single
leaf appear on my little tree
before its time--such is the
power of nature. Even if I could
fool her (it's not nice to..)
the futility of trying to is
very obvious and apparent to me.
So I accept what is
and accept the barren, bold
brazen, stark outline
of my little, now just sticks,
nakedness of a tree.
It is being just
as its supposed to be
at this time of the year--
not embarrassed at being
exposed--not even once
lamenting its leafless reality.
© 2011 Gary Frates
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