Abandoned Plum-Orchard
Lichen, mistletoe, aloft In the dying croft, Leaf the winter trees.
Clark Ashton Smith
SourceLicence:Public domain (US, unrenewed)
Lichen, mistletoe, aloft In the dying croft, Leaf the winter trees.
An old plum orchard appears in winter, no longer tended. The trees have lost their real leaves, but they are not entirely bare: lichen and mistletoe grow high in the branches and stand in for leaves. That substitution feels quiet and a little eerie.
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