2016Bluestone

An Old Pecan Tree

Leonidez Ruiz

An old pecan tree in the back yard And right corner of the house A window mirror of pass years Chatting with the wind A touch of drafted heat Over its knees A crisping solitary shadow Lethargic and nostalgic Its bark similar To a snake’s dry, wrinkled skin Its remaining branches and leaves Sadly begging the rain To restore it The blustery swift rain Blows over it Ignoring it totally In silence the old pecan tree Puts down its emptied cup And fills it with hopes

As we all should do As we all should do.

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