Poetry

Emma Binder, born and raised in Wisconsin, earned an undergraduate degree from Hampshire College and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She lives in Western Massachusetts.

Real Trees Are a Different Matter

by Emma Binder

Real trees are a different matter,
I like to say, as opposed to fake trees, which you can put anywhere.
Canadian geese stand agog at real trees,
real lake, wondering at the call of exodus
                        unmooring webbed feet.

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