the many gnarled eyes
on the green green bark
catch the not quite snow
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the many gnarled eyes
on the green green bark
catch the not quite snow
and trail tears towards the ground
for what do the aspens weep
I wonder as I work
using the chainsaw
to cut up wind blown pines
the darkened knobs
of broken branches
and elk velvet rubs
long since scarred
look like many eyes on the trunks
and these eyes
look like they are crying
perhaps it is just a trick
of the low sky
and the saw fumes
but I swear they are weeping
as snow collects on my boots
perhaps we should all be weeping
at least as the snow falls
because for now
we are not burning
and the white buried world
is so bright and still
perhaps the aspens weep for joy
today I will say they do
Alexander Shalom Joseph is an award-winning poet, writer and playwright from Gilpin County, and is the author of seven published books. You can find his work and more information about him at alexandershalomjoseph.com.
