Manzanita, by Robert Walton

Manzanita, by Jon Walton (USA). Contemporary.

Manzanita
 
Leaves bursting like blossoms,
Sprung from the first
Good rain
In seven years,
Grace a thousand slender fingers.
 
Those emerald wreathed fingers
Weave morning light into life,
And stretch toward a new moon
Fleeing west -
A crescent cup
Holding its stolen treasure
Of lucid sky.

Robert Walton

Robert Walton is an experienced writer with several dozen poems published. His novel Dawn Drums was awarded first place in the 2014 Arizona Authors Association’s literary contest and also won the 2014 Tony Hillerman Best Fiction Award.  He is a retired teacher and a life-long rock climber.