This morning on my walk
I saw a white gum
shedding bark...
It stood draped
in ragged remnants
like a Weimar cabaret queen,
its promised hints of beauty
drawing passing walkers in
gripped by its witchery
with every little glimpse
of the beauty it laid bare
inch by teasing inch...
And so it is that I'll be back
tomorrow, the next day
and the next to watch
this woodland cabaret lady
continue to undress.
