A Poem a Day Series 2019 – Day 26

National Arbor Day is celebrated every year on the last Friday in April; it is a civic holiday in Nebraska.

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Winter Branches Margaret Widdemer When winter-time grows weary, I lift my eyes on high And see the black trees standing, stripped clear against the sky; They stand there very silent, with the cold flushed sky behind, The little twigs flare beautiful and restful and kind; Clear-cut and certain they rise, with summer past, For all that trees can ever learn they know now, a...