My neighbour’s beautiful many-branched birch
-a European weeping birch I do believe-
A most graceful, tall and swaying tree
A contrast to the massive spruce near by
festooned with cones, a bumper crop
beloved by Bohemian waxwings and robins too
who perch at the very top
These two tall trees stand in two backyards
Companions, coniferous, deciduous
Friends despite needles, or not
the birch holds its leaves in a tight grasp
against today’s relentless snow
Black spots, there are a few, broken branches too
They matter not, the trees stand and sway
Buffer and shade and offer shelter
Some of us humans could take lessons
observing these trees
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