Categories: Nature

Bark – Tanka poem

Bark

Protects hidden hearts

With tough layers of texture

Clinging and peeling

And revealing small glimpses

Of tenderness deep within

SoyBend

Centered in Bend, Oregon, my blog branches out into nature, history, and art-related topics.

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