Still Life

The following poem is probably the only tree poem I have ever written without being forced. It appears in my poetry collection Shallow Poetry, available in its entirety on the Creative Writing Section of my website. 

The poem was inspired by the above photo, but there are obvious differences. I took the photo on the campus of Winona State University.

Still Life 
 
A single tree stands alone in the night time
Hiding in a row of lamp posts 
Its yellow leaves have fallen onto the dark green grass
​And cover the ground with light. 

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