August 15*

Posted on August 15, 2013 by othermindpress

Douglas firs

i lean into the tree
ground into its roots
suck sun and make air with its needles
feel its blood flow both ways
feel it flex in the breeze

feel it touch

me

*Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.
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photo by Tom Appel

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