Color of Friendship

yellow
color of friendship
and cowards

© Freeda Baker Nichols

A Tree Grows

a tree grows
in a field in the Ozarks
same as in Brooklyn
a leaning tree
shaped by the force of wind
a shade for cattle

My Name is Black Bear

my name is Black Bear
though I am not a Grizzly
I know how to climb
Photo & poem, c Copyright, Freeda Baker Nichols