Cherry
I donâ??t know how a cherry tree relates to me
Especially now that I donâ??t have one in my yard anymore.
The only one I ever planted was small and thin and desperate to grow.
I havenâ??t seen it since I sold out for a taste of something â??betterâ?.
Most of the trees Iâ??ve planted since then were mature â??
Strong, healthy specimens that cost a pretty penny.
They all started to die after the first winter.
I cut them down into two foot long pieces for the trash man.
I donâ??t know if the Cherry Tree I planted
Provides fruit to its admirers or shades their surroundings.
But I know it reminds me of my first child crawling in the grass
Towards me as I planted it in the lawn so many years ago.
