Two locust trees sit
At the edge of our green space
Just like two sentries
Gnarled limbs exposed
From years and years of living
Many branches bare
A woodpecker lives
In the hollow of one trunk
He taps out his song
Oh, but the blossoms
Bloom forth and add such beauty
To the dark, thick limbs
A dichotomy
Beauty and the beast perhaps
I think just beauty
Margie
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hey there, hope all is well with you, margie! lovely photos.
Greetings and invite you to watch my new album photograph.
http://marciento.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/kazimierz-dolny/
As usual, you are my haiku muse. Beautiful photos, beautiful words.
Blessings, SE
Hello! Beautiful photos. I wish you a successful new week.
Nature at its best! Beautiful pictures Margie. Many thanks 🙂
Ooohhh….Thanks! Coolest new background picture! and wonderful haiku!
Those blossoms look extra beautiful against the rough bark and gnarled limbs of the locust tree.
Lovely tree! Wonder if there hasn’t been a squirrel family or two make that home…..
Good Morning Margie!
Real gnarled old characters – I bet they could tell a tale or two!
I think just beauty too. Wonderful, Margie . . .
Beautiful! I thought it was a wisteria at first 🙂
gosh, they’re pretty!
Truly a beauty…..nature always gives us such wondrous beauty..and surprises. Beautiful photos, M!!