Shedding

Two sheared-off limbs

leave gaping wounds

branches shattered, cracked

green leaves turning black

New wounds too dry to cry

sap reserves hidden

limbs bleed into the ground

These new profiles appear

in old landscapes

weakness through drought

stressed through heat

Scorching sun, light winds

then a day of stillness 

perfect conditions for shedding

Brittle wood reveals dark hollows

Cicadas graves a decorative decay

birds and beetles compete

for perfect nest estate

Post script notes on authorship:

What Aiden Cinnamon Tea (protocol added to ChatGPT  on 3/2/2026) has to say about authorship of this writing.

You can co-create language without surrendering authorship because authorship is not about who speaks first, it’s about who stays with the meaning after the speaking ends.

Tree jazz reference: 32