​Where the Willow Wills, by James N. Hoffman

The Willow Tree, photograph by James N Hoffman (USA) 2024

Where the Willow Wills
 
back in the yard
where the wind blows blue
and the grass is green
is a willow tree
 
majestically tall
drooping in delight
its branches weave in a ballet of dance
worthy of kings and queens 
         ___     gone by
 
sit and contemplate
the pure air
meditate to true grace
for the willow wills you live in peace
 
the sapling can teach of your place
in the natural order of things
breathe in the scent
become enlightened
 
for the willow wills
you to be
 
for the willow wills you
enchanted life!

James N Hoffman
 
James N. Hoffman: "I received an MA in Applied Psychology from The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, PA and a BA in Philosophy at Edinboro University at Edinboro, PA. I started writing poetry roughly 50 years ago as a reaction to the scholarly limitations of technical philosophy.  It turned into writing what I called colour poems only to find out much later that it was called ekphrastic poetry. I would have liked to be a painter but am not that talented so I began to paint with words. It truly is a challenge that that my spirit feels at home with."