Branches
by Alice Frampton, Michael Dylan Welch, and Richard R. Powell
First published in Tidepools: Haiku On Gabriola (Gabriola, British Columbia: Pacific-Rim Publishers, 2011). See my introduction to the book. Originally written 20 July 2008 at White Hart Pub, Gabriola Island, British Columbia.
arbutus ashes—
mother in her sun hat
blinks back tears Alice
my boy too small
to hug the whole maple Michael
pine beetles—
my brother adjusts
to his new sky Richard
our sister’s confession
behind the willow Alice
back porch—
the alder shade
has reached dad’s argument Michael
nana’s maiden name missing
from the family tree Richard
