The Orchard’s Lament Morning mist drapes each blossom like a bride reluctant to wake. Petals fall in silent confession— memory’s hush in every drift.
Roots hold secrets of laughter and tears, a debt of seasons owed to shadows. Soon, steel will bite bark and bloom and these ghosts will scatter on the wind.
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from A Chekhovian Suite: poem 1 inspired by “The Cherry Orchard” by Anton Chekhov 🍒