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more tree poems.  I'm a little obsessed because I planted four of them yesterday.

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what I wanted to say
about planting a tree
is that it is different than planting basil.
you know, because it's not.
basil.
I mean.

It's a tree, even if it's fruit bearing
you don't expect the yield and upshot
in a few weeks -
planting a tree is a setting down,
a setting in -
it takes time for roots to grow.
much must happen below
and out of sight
before anything meaningful can be
seen.

putting a tree into the earth
is putting branching dreams into the air.

you can like basil,
you can plant basil,
but you cannot dream basil.