The Green and Burning Tree

By Sam LaForme

The green tree
It stands tall
Even in all its gloom
It remains humble like
A forest of friends
But it stands alone
The green tree
Against all odds
Will remain strong and tall
And in its old age
When summer turns to fall
The green tree
Will forever be
Glorious and tall

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 7, 2014
• ISBN: 9781499081978

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Copyright © 2014 by Sam LaForme.

ISBN:      Softcover      978-1-4990-8196-1

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Contents

Bitch in the Cold

Calling Angels

Killing Time

This book is dedicated to

my parents, Cecil and Judy LaForme

and to my dear friend Stephanie Manning

Bitch in the Cold

Old woman, old woman

Why are you here?

Old woman, old woman

Where did you come from?

Old woman, old woman

Why do you roam?

Have you no sanctuary?

Have you no home?

Old woman, old woman

Who nobody loves

Old woman, old woman

Why have you come?

You’ve travelled a great distance

And you have seen many things

You are a thousand years old

You’re so lonely,

And as I look into your distant eyes,

I see a place of

Peace and freedom,

It’s like paradise,