Christine Rocher, The Ghosts of her departed leaves #2 (PLACES 2023)

The stripped and shapely Maple grieves The ghosts of her Departed leaves. The ground is hard, As hard as stone. The year is old, The birds are flown. And yet the world, In its distress, Displays a certain Loveliness--- - John Updike, A Child's Calendar

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