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Picture

Photo by Chiot’s Run.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/chiotsrun/.
Maple
 
by Lisa Hase-Jackson
 
 
Spiles tap rising sap
before winter's lapse as spring's
light teases leaves
 
to unfurl newly
green, bright as the sun and glare.
How resilient
 
the maple, that offers
rising life, liquid and sweet,
without perceived
 
complaint; how fortunate
the man who taps. 
 
 
Note for those outside New England and the Northern Midwest of the USA: Spiles are small tubes used to tap trees for maple sap, used in the making of syrup.