Thought for the Week: Bramley
'Bramley' by Eleanor Nesbitt
‘An apple tree,’ you said.
‘Use it to buy an apple tree.’
New leaves: I think of you.
Spring buds: I thank you for your gift.
First fallings: your youness strikes again.
Apple and blackberry pie: I wish you very well.
Bare boughs evoke your honesty –
Doubting, rebellious,
Insightful and wise –
A late-life Quaker.
My Bramley is your chantry.
Eleanor Nesbitt
Written in memory of a Friend – WH
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