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Swagger Tree
Arbor
Juniper, green
Smelling, sparkling, exciting
Butterscotch-gold-candy-covered
First tree.
Delicate boughs,
dressed up for the season.
she stares up from the bottom,
mesmerized, enchanted, intrigued.
Delicate orange curls,
a dress for the season
she twirls with delight,
a birthday wish come true.
A lifetime ago
you and I crawled underneath
your parents' tree
holding hands and looking up
at the constellations
twinkling overhead
I used to decorate a pine
With ornaments and lights.
I loved its piney needle smell
On cozy winter nights.
No artificial tree could be
As lovely to behold
Until I learned pine allergy
Was not a Christmas cold.
A tree transported,
thousands of miles traveled,
a desert oasis of lights
that made me believe.
Evergreen
Gnarled and grey
Dropped needles in brittle heaps
Love anyway.
Regina Gort
Merry Christmas to my favorite writers!
ReplyDeleteMay you Swagger into the new year :)
Oh, Gina! This is beautiful! Merry Christmas, we love you so!
ReplyDeleteThanks for wrangling this together for us Gina! I so enjoy our group projects!
ReplyDeleteWish I knew which lines were written by which poet. Hope your Christmas was wonderful, my dear friends.
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