When you planted it years
ago, it was to teach our two
sons about care and tending.
They helped you trim the
branches each spring to
ease its growth upward.
I wish the storm had spared
that Red Bud — the single
gust that ripped the roots
and toppled it. Now, there will
be no more flowers. The boys
are older; they didn’t notice
that the tree was gone.
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Nancy Lubarsky, a retired school superintendent, has been published in various journals including Exit 13, Lips, Tiferet, Stillwater Review and Paterson Literary Review. She’s authored three books: Tattoos (Finishing Line),The Only Proof (Kelsay). and her latest book, Truth to the Rumors (Kelsay), one of five finalist for the 2023 Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award.
ago, it was to teach our two
sons about care and tending.
They helped you trim the
branches each spring to
ease its growth upward.
I wish the storm had spared
that Red Bud — the single
gust that ripped the roots
and toppled it. Now, there will
be no more flowers. The boys
are older; they didn’t notice
that the tree was gone.
________________________________________________________________
Nancy Lubarsky, a retired school superintendent, has been published in various journals including Exit 13, Lips, Tiferet, Stillwater Review and Paterson Literary Review. She’s authored three books: Tattoos (Finishing Line),The Only Proof (Kelsay). and her latest book, Truth to the Rumors (Kelsay), one of five finalist for the 2023 Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award.
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