A Leaf Springing Forth On A Tree Thought To Be Dead Poem by RIC BASTASA

a leaf springs forth
from the side of
a tree that we
thought must
have been
dead due
to a deadly
moss

a bud comes out
from its ailing side

and the sun comes
and smiles

there is still
hope inside my heart

and then you hold
my hand and grip it

and then the days pass by
and nights come
with rain

and stars and
full moon

and then we repeat
what we kep telling to each other
in times like these

life is beautiful.
life is always beautiful