Palms

I

Quiet beauty

welcoming

upon arrival

reminiscent

of prior visits

at warm

destinations

II

Unexpected

presence in

colder places

Ireland,

England,

coastal France

with Gulf Stream

the catalyst

III

Sturdy trunks

swaying

gracefully

from breezes,

bowing severely,

even uprooted

during hurricanes

IV

Unique,

many varieties

some fruit bearingladen withcoconutsas its jewelsVRegalcited inBiblical passagesits brancheshonoring Christ'sentryto Jerusalemwith praisehosannassignifyingbeginning of Holy Weekover the centuries.by Lynn Doll