“Abbie” (1995-1995)
Here, in form of nascent tree,
Rests our stillborn legatee,
Whom some lax power did deny
To grant a single, loving cry.
Now pray you, who succeed us here,
Succor our memento dear
And lend this tree attentive care
As you might a fledgling rare.
Paul O. Jenkins lives in New Hampshire and increasingly in the past. His work has appeared in journals such as The Northern New England Review, Green Unicorn, Nebo, The Field Guide, and the Avalon Literary Review.
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