An old decaying tree at Ramapo Reservation teaches us a springtime lesson about renewal -- and about poetics. What do we find in such images that makes them turn our hearts around this time of year? More news about the end of winter, in words and images, at blog.amynelsonhahn.info -- keep clicking those ads, folks!
Broken tree
Casting your stark
and shuddering shadow
in the still-wintry expanse,
no ember of life sighs
from the ruddy cavils and divides
thinly sheltering what is left.
But buried in the ticking wood,
far beneath your knots and vines,
range ponderous armies
who are working all this time
at carving and reshaping you
in a more earthward design;
so is old life cleared away
and saplings take your place.
Copyright (c) 2012 Amy Nelson Hahn
view with images P21900311200, P21900321200, and P21900331200 from photos.amynelsonhahn.info or visit blog.amynelsonhahn.info
No comments:
Post a Comment