Buckeyes

November 30, 2010 Poetry of Hugo E. DeSarro No Comments

Buckeyes - also known as horse chestnuts.

I gathered buckeyes

‘neath a buckeye tree.

Bringing home a pocketful,

I wondered why;

I had no need for them.

Smooth and glossy in the grass

like chocolate drops,

they caught my eye.

They had a precious look

and I was loath to pass them by.

I put them on the table

in a row,

perfect in their imperfections,

sleek as old mahogany.

I stared and stared

until I saw within each orb

a buckeye tree and knew

the secret of the earth,

and how life comes to be.

Posted Nov. 30, 2010

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