To observe the gentleness,
how the peanut-half is taken
from fingers of a trusted hand,
she holds it with fierce paws
to feed today’s autumnal hunger,
efficient jaws cause a chopping beat
to accompany a leaf’s journey,
through periodic creaks a breeze
teaches the birch tree how to play.
About the Poet
Chad Norman lives and writes in Truro, Nova Scotia. His poems continue to appear in magazines and anthologies around the world. A new collection, A matter Of Inclusion, is due out later this year from Mwanaka Media & Publishing.
For the first time in nearly five years, Vita Brevis is closed for submission. Read the full story here.
Vita Brevis Press. 
Loving the spring imagery and feeling in this crisp piece!