Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Winter Tragedy

 
 

Sheathed by freezing rain
pine boughs kiss the earth
until with resounding crack
death snuffs life,
vital sap oozing onto ground.
 
                           -- Robert W. Nixon
                               February 5, 2014


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  1. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:45 PM

    I share your pain. We have spent the last week lugging broken pine boughs to the front lawn--more than 50 cartloads. The "chipper man" is coming Saturday. My entire front lawn is covered with broken boughs. It is very sad. Jeanine

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  2. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 10:08 PM

    I "bush whacked" my pine bows because I was afraid of that very thing!

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  3. lagloriacubanoMarch 12, 2014 at 11:41 AM

    I live near the Chesapeake Bay, and I've had a bay leaf tree make it for 15 winters... it's about 8' high... this winter may have finally done it in.

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