Poem: Catalpa
Alice
R
When I was five years old
Dad told me, “It’s a catalpa.
See its seed-pod cigars.”
There used to be
a great big tree
a great majesty.
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Childhood
May 7, 2018
When I was five years old
Dad told me, “It’s a catalpa.
See its seed-pod cigars.”
There used to be
a great big tree
a great majesty.
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