Valley Oak
By Armando Ortiz
Valley oak tree,
deeply grounded
roots mingling
with barren gully
like a standing pompom
its long branches
block the So Cal heat
soft winds makes one ponder
Unmoving tree
with dark brown skin
having reached
its farthest boundary
Continuing the cycle
with falling acorn
fattening bounty
Deer feeding
and dying in silence
while red tail hawks circle
watching coyotes dancing
Beautiful lady
baked by the sun
standing naked
like an autumn dream
Go to that canyon spring
and there say a sacrament
for something to happen
For you to become her
and I to turn into a mountain
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