half moon
above a nature trail
the who
of an owl
joins my thank you, amen
old walnut tree
the prayer-hand stage
of spring leaves —
still folded,
yet reaching . . .
dawn redwood
rediscovered
after centuries
of extinction – the limitless
nature of hope
by Margarita Engle
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