LITTLE TREE

LITTLE TREE

Little tree
Sat in quiet sun,
Leaves fluttering.

Small flags
Of joy
Signalling hope
To the coming future.

Green to gold
In frost hidden winter.

Buds curled.
Crumpled beauty
Waiting to open
To the quiet sun.

Small flags of joy
Signalling hope
To the coming future.

© 2023 Gwen Grant