“Have you ever noticed
the leaves before they completely snap
out of their little valises …
they’re only just peeking out…
making a pale green mist in the air…
My grandmother used to say that mist
was the tree showing us,
for just a very few days once a year,
what oxygen really looks like.”
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CODA
The lovely painting is by David Parfitt who lives in Coleford near Bath. You can see more of his watercolors and oils here.