The First Cut
by Lana Wiltshire CampbellBlueline Poetry
Honorable Mention, March 2010
Judged by Dorianne Laux and Joseph Millar
the tree surgeon came today at noon
made quesadillas on the sidewalk
chanted accolades to the spore geist
the old ash kept silent
waiting for the first incision
the plum cried tiny flowers