Xylem Ablaze Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

Xylem Ablaze

He climbed atop
an oak on fire
Its sap transformed
by flames concealed

Each branch he passed
a year he traded
For what's unseen
— by heat congealed

(Dreamsleep: October,2024)

Kurt Philip Behm
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Topic(s) of this poem: october
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