November Pine
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Brown leaves shrink to a crisp
on top of fading grass,
giving way to the underbelly of a pine.
With its majesty, it could escape the harshest winter,
wait for the first purple crocus of spring,
but instead will yield to embellish the wreaths of Christmas.
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Nancy Kennedy
Nancy Kennedy grew up in a rural area of Tennessee. As a young woman, she moved to Michigan, where she obtained a Bachelor of Philosophy from Grand Valley University and an M.A. in Communication from Western Michigan University. Her work has been published by Choeofpleirn Press in their Coneflower Poetry Journal with her first Pushcart nomination, in Best of Choeofpleirn, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, and upcoming in Gargoyle, Highland Park Poetry, and Thimble. She currently lives in Alabama.
