Lonely, Bent, Seaside
By Steve Heins, 2017
1
A lonely, bent, and tough
old tree, immobilized,
overlooks Pacific Ocean.
I am recalling lovingly
many weeks spent
in sun and fog
of Monterey Bay.
I will never forget
that windswept tree:
Bent over, half barren,
half green!
2
In my fogged
bathroom mirror,
I see another
old bent tree.
Me.
Steve Heins