Sycamores
beacons of patience
among the umbered slumber
of the oaks and hickory
the sycamores
show off their brightness
in the leafless forest
they revel in difference
white bareness of limb and trunk
wide and generous
I drink in their light
on this late winter day
dim-shadowed and gray
5 commentsPamela Olson, 3/7/08
Many thanks to Word Catalyst Magazine for featuring this poem.
