Found
Squirrels
nip the tips
off branches.
You can tell
because the cut
is slanted.
The size of oak's leaves
has doubled
in a week.
Some are cupped
(to receive sun?)
all are fuzzy.
Look at the table.
This is how shade happens in spring:
suddenly.
©Mary Lee Hahn
None of the usual poetry tools today, just this twig in a glass on the kitchen table.
My favorite season! And your tiny details have captured the wonder of it perfectly. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteIt's truly amazing how quickly things are changing outdoors -- quite "suddenly!) -- Christie @ https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/
ReplyDeleteI love how you take such a deep dive in just looking! The leaves are so feathery and fan shaped, and the tiny shade so pretty. The image itself is poetry.
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