11/20/10

Heart Carving
By Wilda Morris


The heart

they carved

in the tree

with their initials

expanded each year

as the tree grew



Their love

did not


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Wilda Morris's first book of poetry, Szechwan Shrimp and Fortune Cookies: Poems from a Chinese Restaurant, was published by Rockford Writers Guild Press. Her blog, wildamorris.blogspot.com provides other poets with a monthly challenge and opportunity for publication.