Benton Way Palms

 

                               














Wind time's tree time,
Palms stanchion
Seed-driven course,
Oaks and eucalyptus
Crack--root reveal--
Palms pay-it-forward,
Let November blasts
Spit pupil seeds everywhere

Saw blades, fan-folded,
Snap from crows' urban nests,
Spiral down tall trunks,
Recall birthing up-ticks
Through fibrous hearts

Divans of frond debris
Pile curbside,
Wind-sale!
Harbor renters--still--

Laura Stickney