Togetherness of Trees. A poem by Bill Richardson

Beech roots mesh beneath my feet;
skinny sinews penetrate my soles.
Trunks divide in branches ribbing skyward;
springtime leaves deck out in vaults above.
Chaotic canopies yield to April sunshine,
bathing all below in lime-green light.
The thoughtless leaves caress
each other’s patterned veins:
Forget, they say, the darkness of your plague
and think of what it means to live.
Fear keeps you and me apart,
but this wood’s fractals mingle unperturbed.

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Bill Richardson published some poems as a young man but wrote little during decades of teaching at second and third levels. A native of Dublin, he is now Emeritus Professor of Spanish at the National University of Ireland Galway and has re-engaged in recent years with his passion for creative writing.