The Trees This Summer

We had so much rain

This past winter

My neighborhood was wet

for many long months

The trees were all bare.

Looking up at them

I was awed by the intricate

Structure of the branches

Filling up an almost round space.

Spring came and I saw

Flowers budding on the bare branches

One little magnolia

Had the biggest pink flowers

Slowly green leaves appeared

Leaves and more leaves

All the trees everywhere

Are greener than I ever remember

The canopies of the trees

Are tall and proud

The poplar next to my house

Amazed me with its beauty

On the magnolia around the corner

Big white flowers showed up

Astonishing and so beautiful

That I had to write this!