Miss Tree
A sweet short story about a girl, a tree, and the cycle of life.… Read More Miss Tree
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My Favorite Tree
My favorite tree Has been dropping her leaves It’s as if she too Feels the rampant unease So much unrest To hear and see Wildfires, floods Viral disease Still, she digs deep Deep into the ground Until what was lost Is once again found In the air, the dirt The churning sea A new leaf… Read More My Favorite Tree
Deepest of Roots
Sometimes fate Is hard to bear When life grows heavy And seems unfair But roots run deep When left to grow Hidden anchors Hard at work below Sending nutrients From the ground Up to the branches Where fruit abounds The branches bend Under the weight Fruit is picked The tree fulfills its fate Feeding the… Read More Deepest of Roots
Solo Bird
A solo bird Calls into the air Will another answer Or does no one care; Is his call A welcome greeting Or a dire warning He keeps repeating; From the branch Of his spindly tree He claws the bark And flaps furiously; As another dark bird Flies too close Solo bird maneuvers And loudly croaks;… Read More Solo Bird
Wishing Tree
Whoever doesn’t believe In wishing trees Has never crossed paths With this special species; As gifts to pick Wishes hang from branches For the lucky few They provide second chances; But these wishes aren’t granted Without a cost Pick too many And good fortune you’ll have lost; But if you plant a wish On chosen… Read More Wishing Tree
Half and Half
Stuck in A summer that was But reaching For a season still to come; Half and half Soon will be A vibrantly colored Autumn tree
Haunting Song
When the air is crisp And the leaves are gone The tree’s bare branches Call them home; One-by-one They pick their perch Until the naked tree Is clothed with birds; A haunting song they do sing Of warmer days gone by A fond farewell For leaves who’ve met their demise; From bare branches Where they… Read More Haunting Song
Jessica M. Collette 
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