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The Tree On The Corner

by Lilian Moore

Lilian Moore

I've seen
the tree on the corner
in spring bud
and summer green.
Yesterday
it was yellow gold.
Then a cold
wind began to blow.
Now I know
you really do not see
a tree
until you see
its bones




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