Trees’ long dreams
Ripple toward sunshine
As summer children
Chirp and hop –
Pert squirrels
Chattering joy,
Scattering joy,
Down the path
To Grant’s tree.
Bearded like him
But ancient when he
Was a babe,
Its thoughts linger —
Like his —
Upon shadows
Deep-drifted
And upon snow,
Healing snow.
This poem first appeared in Your Daily Poem (2024).
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Robert Walton is a retired middle school teacher, classical musician, rock climber and mountaineer with ascents in Yosemite and Pinnacles National Park. Walton is an experienced writer. His novel Dawn Drums won the 2014 New Mexico Book Awards Tony Hillerman Prize for best fiction. Most recently, Joaquin’s Gold, a collection of his Joaquin Murrieta tales, became available on Amazon. chaosgatebook.wordpress.com
