Next spring's mystery
is now held tightly
within the buds
of winter trees.
Through persistent cold
and months of snow,
waiting for the sap
to rise from the roots;
reach along the branches,
tunnel into the twigs,
and burst the buds .
© 2017 Richard Havenga
Photo Location: Home Woods ~ Cannonsburg, Michigan
American Beech - Fagus grandifolia
American Beech - Fagus grandifolia
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