A playful gust has launched this fleet of fancy
the first of many in the rule of the shade of the
admiral tree
the vanguard tests these waters
golden armada its heroic handle
cannon fodder beneath its name
sink and float and move
and set the stage for the overwhelming numbers
yet to come
the admiraltree in the rule of its shade
as proven in the spring and summer sun
readies the launch of fall
to cast the plan of shadow all as one
but as they leave the admiraltree the plan is shattered
scattered as leaflets in the wind
the rule of shade is folly
as the admiraltree falls to leaves without a thought
sinking moving floating
casting countless shadows
from its skeletal roots
as always in this season
in the valley ruled by sun
Stephen Stavast |