Crusty casing – buffering the ravages of time
a skeletal trunk bravely bending into the wind
with fortitude and grace
Coarse but staunch
extraordinarily ordinary,
a-peeling, papery thin arms thrusting upwards
towards languid finespun catkins
auspiciously alluring and ambitious
alpha and omega of the whole
crepuscular dappled branches
knotted, knobby ripples teeming and
budding with blossoming display
Published by Green Ink Poetry 2023
Ellie Ness Writes 