My friend Steve Deutsch writes narratives that always dig below the surface of their words. He also writes a delicious satirical political blog. Enjoy!
By stevieslaw
It leafed out absent-mindedly
this year, our junk maple.
A street planting from the fifties,
its branches bald and barren here and there,
though not alarmingly so—
just enough that you would notice,
if you were the kind who’d notice.
It will weather this year, I imagine,
and most likely the next,
but I worry about
our foreseeable future.
On this spot, a twig of a thing,
staked out against the bare breeze,
stands in the unshadowed sun
while from this old house, some
other someone will watch it grow.
Bio: Steve Deutsch’s work has appeared in Eclectica Magazine, The Ekphrastic Review, New Verse News, Silver Birch Press, and Misfit Magazine.
Sarah Russell Poetry 
Thank you.
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Keep writing amazing stuff, Steve.
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Sarah, Thanks for the referral to Steve Deutsch’s blog. Now I’m following both you and him.
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Sarah, Thanks for the referral to Steve Deutche’s humorous site. Now I’m following both you and him.
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You’ll love it, Katharine. A unique cast of characters, and always a droll commentary.
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Sarah, I’m glad my comment got through. I wasn’t sure it did. Sorry I misspelled your last name on Steve’s blog.
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No worries, Katharine. Steve can correct it.
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Very cool poem. I’m a big fan of Steve’s writing.
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Me too, Ryan. Thanks for stopping by.
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It’s one of the lightest parts of my day 🙂
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this is deep and beautiful
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He is a good friend, and thinks carefully about all the things that are meaningful for him. Thank you for stopping by.
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