For the first time today I saw
the tree in my backyard,
its fine but crooked branches
spreading out from its small trunk
stretching upward and outward,
then green leaves springing
from it narrowing tips
and then does it know
that bright orange buds
would blossom into
orange flowers with five petals
and from each center sprouts
a two-tiered orange fountain
and then the honey bee
perching momentarily
head first into a fountain
and another and another
gathering nectar and as he gathers,
does he know
pollen clutches his furry body,
and he spreads the seeds
along his path?
So much depends on trees
and bees finding
ways to go on.
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