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Los Gatos Patch Poetry: The Kindness of Trees

April is National Poetry Month and Los Gatos poet laureate Erica Goss submits her third and final poem today in honor of the observance.

The Kindness of Trees

Breathing us as we breathe them,
the trees are kind to us.
They take the brunt of sun and crows,
calm our cities, tame our thoughts.

The trees are kind to us.
We can never pay them back.
Calm our cities, tame our thoughts,
moderate our voices.

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We can never pay them back.
Each one’s a place of refuge.
Moderate our voices
as we gather in the shade.

Each one’s a place of refuge,
strong yet wordless, murmuring.
We gather in the shade.
Now the clouds are coming down.

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Strong yet wordless, murmuring,
they take the brunt of sun and crows.
Now the clouds are coming down,
breathing us as we breathe them.

ALSO ON LOS GATOS PATCH BY ERICA GOSS:

  • Los Gatos Patch Poetry: Black Cat Pantoum
  • Los Gatos Patch Poetry: Mount Hamilton in January
  • Los Gatos Jubilee: Poem—Dinner at Manresa
  • Los Gatos Celebrates National Poetry Month
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