The Winter Tree

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The Winter Tree

The winter tree
Is fast asleep.
She dreams, in reams
Of snow knee-deep,
Of children climbing
Up her trunk,
Of white-tailed deer
And gray chipmunk,
Of picnics,
Hammocks,
And short sleeves,
And leaves
  And leaves
    And leaves
      And leaves.

~Douglas Florian, Winter Eyes