Magnolia Buds

Hang on, Magnolia buds, My dears! Hang on, Magnolia buds! Bear with this ill-timed Arctic air Withstand this undue frost. Nor let us come April into And fail to find thee there. March 28, 2022

Sassafras albidum

An Ode to the Sassafras

The Greens of May

It’s the morning after the gala, and even the Cherry admits she overdid it this year. The Lilac’s purple litter has fallen and faded, and the King’s crown lies in state. The canopy’s canvas is bourgeoning with green— emerald and olive and chartreuse and shamrock– sixteen different shades of verdancy gleam in fourteen facets of

To the Forgotten Lady

Every year,
at about this time…
…it happens that
I beg forgiveness of a tree

The Bald Man and the Ash Tree

Each head now dons its winter cap, The forest drops its leaves. The bald man and the ash tree Blend in and feel at ease. November 18, 2020