photo and poem © Jesús Montero
XMAS TREE
The very essence of your presence,
Brings closure to our year.
Your roots,
Reminding us
Of where we belong.
The bark around your trunk,
Binding past memories together,
In a honeyed bundle of love.
Your needles,
Punctuating your life
With hairs of green, luminous beauty.
The very tip at your top,
Swaying,
Calmly,
In airs of laughter,
Of clove scented candles
And orange peel,
Proclaiming,
Proudly,
That the journey to any top,
Always begins
At the very bottom.
photo and poem © Jesús Montero
