gold, turquoise, and purple splash sky
as another day fades away
two aging trees stand silent guard
over all their shared yesterdays
as another day fades away
gossamer memories flutter
settle upon dark canopies—
fairy dust coating weary leaves
two aging trees stand silent guard
sifting through every speck of dust...
and hold close all that are happy
discard the ones that bring on tears
over all their shared yesterdays
now stands one tree where once was two
but beneath the dark dismal dirt
tangled roots desperately cling
©2026 Kate McCormick
This Retourne poem was written for the poetry challenge : MTB: Returning to Fours post at dVerse~Poets Pub. As often happens, I used one of my paintings for inspiration.
