Poems of the Week

Treeumph

by Alex Steelsmith

“Six months after the devastating wildfire that consumed much of Lahaina,
the landmark banyan tree shows signs of recovery…”
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Prominent, eminent,
beautiful banyan tree,
symbol of hope amid
ashes and grief,

issuing oxygen
photosynthetically,
are you exhaling a
sigh of re-leaf?