There;s a Rattle in the Mimosa Tree

[DonnaFlood]

A Rattle in the Mimosa Tree

There’s a rattle in the Mimosa tree.
It’s only the pods yearning to be free.
Yesterday they were flowers pink,
Inhale their beauty and don’t think
Of winter when each will be pieces of fluff.
And later each to become these pods of noisy stuff.
Dream of their flight taken by wind
Seeking a place to rest and defend
A tiny space until spring is a friend
Where little seedlings are into made
A tree for someone else to enjoy their shade

poem by Donna

[FriedaKateM]

Re: There;s a Rattle in the Mimosa Tree

Donna, when I & my family first moved out to Indiana to the old schoolhouse on Holland Road, there were 2 mimosas there. I got an opportunity to see & appreciate their beauty. However, we were out in the open, & in some of the winters around
'77-'78, first one & the other died off. I've noticed out around where I live now, if the tree is in a more "protected" area, then it thrives!! I saw some just this summer, flourishing. I appreciate your poem. Joan PS: Also liked the trill of the red-wing blackbirds, & don't see them as often here.

[DonnaFlood]

Re: There;s a Rattle in the Mimosa Tree

Thank you for reading, You know it makes my day to know someone appreciates
my efforts to help them have a moment away from their duties, be they heavy or
light. :)
donna