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YewTrees
Paul Conneally
 
 
a yew treestanding in its owndarkness
you notice himin a crowded roomeveryone doeswe were so much alikehe even shared my make-up
 a young manstanding in his owndarkness
 
 
 
solitary treeof vast circumferenceevening shadows
he stayed with me for the first few monthsbut then he left a man like him needs spacewe live in one bedroom
 solitary boyin the shopping malla few loose coin
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Giles Watson

Great work. I'm fascinated by Yew trees too, and yes, some of them really are "of vast circumference". There's one I visit regularly with a hollow trunk more spacious than some people's bathrooms...

reply04 / 06 / 2010
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