the golden fish: peel

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

the black cherry girltree

that lives at the front of this house

opens herself up each winter

as the frosts pull and heave

at her old skin

as the layers pull back

and reveal an even deeper richness

i wonder what her heart must be like

Linda Sue said...: Harsh exfoliant!
I think she has a cheery heart.; March 6, 2012 at 4:22 PM
steven said...: oh linda sue this tree is my honey for sure . . . . steven; March 6, 2012 at 7:24 PM
erin said...: impossible to ever know but this is no reason to give up trying to understand.

what would we be without trees?

xo
erin; March 7, 2012 at 9:14 AM
Jo said...: The black cherry girltree is a truly beautiful matriarch.; March 8, 2012 at 5:49 PM