o friends
let us let go
of the rocks let us each take a leaf
from the ground
let us each take a leaf and let it
rest for a breath
let us each take a leaf and let it
float on the breeze
let us each hold a leaf let it tremble
in the wind from a whisper
let us watch the unseeable threads
grow each toward the other
let us raise our hands toward the sun
let us lift every leaf and sing
let us be the tree we know we can be
let us lie down in the leaves to listen
let us listen to every rock
let us listen to the spark of creation
o friends
joy is ours
Susan Charkes, a former longtime resident of Doylestown Borough and Plumstead Township, writes for the Bucks County Herald and River Towns Magazine. Her poetry chapbook, sp. is available from The Operating System. She has published poems, fiction and nonfiction in a variety of outlets. More at susancharkes.com.
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