Monday 21 June 2021

The Willow Tree

More than a dozen years have passed  

Since I wrote about a certain willow 

I was the sole audience when a velvet breeze 

Through her languid leaves did billow 

 

I sat upon a blanket on the lawn   

Mesmerized by her sashaying moves 

Imagining dancers of all styles  

Through her theatrical grooves  

 

Today I passed her way again 

My heart jolted by the effect  

Of her contorted body on the ground 

Like a museum piece to inspect 

 

Uprooted from her repertoire,  

She’s adapted to circumstance    

Branching in different directions 

With the ability, still, to dance 


 

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