An Easter Poem

A gift for us from Barbara
Malley, who kindly granted
me permission to post the
poetry of her mother, an
award-winning poet. I have
posted before that the poem,
"The Laughing Willow," is one
of my favorites from childhood.
It will be found in a new book
for children that Ms. Malley is
working on called, "Read Me a
Rhyme," which will be available
later this year.

What follows is a poem about
another tree, a new 'old favor-
ite'...

And so touchingly beautiful, I
believe even the happy willow
would finally weep...