by Fragano Ledgister
pale yellow blooms under a silver tree
out of a legend that we do not know
this warm reminder with its pallid glow
absent all anger absent too all glee
for a short season we absorb the show
pale yellow blooms under a silver tree
so magic fills the air and what we see
is all the ground covered in golden snow
a lovely moment if we let it be
pale yellow blooms under a silver tree
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ABOUT THE POET ~
I was born in London in the 1950s, and grew up there and in Jamaica. Since 1982, I've lived in the United States. I teach political science in Georgia, and write about political development in the Caribbean. I've had poems published in The Penguin Book of Caribbean Verse in English.
Last updated March 19, 2013