with a broad appearance as they
side-by-side guard the permiter;
bright green leaves and full
white flowers adorn them in
their constant protective vigil,
without fail day and night;
their lower limbs cut away
as underneath we travel still
unafraid and unmolested;
thirty feet or more they achieve
reaching up towards the sky
as they do... wanting less and
less each year... offering shade
in return for their survival;
seven magnoliass from north
carolina brought as seedlings,
transplanted with loving care and
watered frequenly in the beginning;
two decades or more remained
surviving in this foreign land
asking us for nothing but giving
an appreciation for their beauty;
how long might they survive?
seven magnolias planted here years
ago and have united themselves
in friendship and in defencse of
their enemies... as for them
they know no other way to live.
29 September 2021
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