Cotopaxi, Ecuador (summer 2012)

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

a solitary tree

rough bark lovingly hugged woody arms

around the middle of a solitary tree,

which stood tall with a quiet oak sound.

on the horizon was a young deer chasing its' spots

across a dry autumn corn field, heedless of

the deep blue sky and

the alert archer watching from his stand, anxious for

the first pull of his bow.

Osa, a silly dog, saw the deer

but not the archer and gave an energetic yet brief chase.

the solitary tree remained stoic but dropped everything to

listen, including the remaining few leaves which drifted slowly

to the soft ground, inaudible to human ears.

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