by Erin Belieu
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Sapling bit
in the neck
by a weedwacker.
Japanese maple,
named for coals in a grate;
named for coals in a grate;
one of three bought
for the top of the yard.
for the top of the yard.
Little footage,
this plot,
this plot,
where it thrived
at first, then ghosted away.
at first, then ghosted away.
A spectre,
tree shaped.
tree shaped.