tree story #65: The Backyard Elm Remembers
Does the backyard elm
Remember?
When she was “base”
For hide ‘n seek?
When she held the piñata
And the children did shriek?
Does she know her strong roots
Broke up the sidewalk?
Does she remember the names
Carved in with a rock?
Does she miss her limb
That fell in the wind?
Does she know it landed
On my bike that did bend?
Does she know the cool pleasure
Given by her shade?
Does she recall the children
In the yard where we played?
Does the backyard elm
Remember?
Eileen Downes
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