For the Pines by Amanda Galeotti

One Poem Only · Dec 23, 2025 · 1m

For the PinesAmanda GaleottiI’ve known the paralyzing anguishOf the dark nights of soulWhen the gleaming edge of a bladeGlints like a glittering saviorI’ve been in cave pitch blindnessI’ve wondered in a world of 8 billionHow loneliness could ever put down rootsIn despair, I’ve found communionwith mosquitoes and loonsblack bears and ravensAnd every phase of the moonWith sparkling stars, acting a sceneAnd treesAll of themEspecially the pineWith drooping boughsAnd bleeding sapSomehow when even the ash and sycamore have sunken to winter desolationBowed low by loads of winter snowThe pine holds…