The language of trees
speaks to me through:
Magnificent maples,
when they produce
the song of the samaras
spinning back to earth.
Flexible willows
creating curtains of yellow braids
weaving long lines
in the light wind.
Elegant, old oaks
spreading broad branches
from a solid, sturdy trunk.
Tall, tapering tamaracks
when they display warm,
yellow candle glow
illuminating the wetlands.
in the spring when their buds
birth tender, pastel leaves.
Persistent palms;
towering to touch the moon,
or catching a patchwork
pattern of sunlight.
© 2020 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. Dad's Farm - Kent County, Michigan
2. Blythefield Memory Gardens - Kent County - Michigan
3. Grand Detour, Illinois
4. Townsend Park - Kent County - Michigan
5. Home Woods - Cannonsburg, Michigan
6. SaddleBrooke, Arizona
7. Estero, Florida
"... the song of the samaras spinning back to earth." ~ from: "The Language of Trees" by Poet/Photographer Richard Havenga @ Walk With Father Nature: https://walkwithfathernature.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-language-of-trees.html
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