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Helen V. Lundt

Helen V. Lundt lives in central New York State. She has been writing for many years and is retired from twenty-seven years of health care work, including twenty years as an LPN in a local hospital. She has been a member of Writers' Village University for about five years and a member of the Advanced Poetry Workshop for almost four years. Her poems have been published online in T-Zero: The Writer's E-Zine, and US Legacies, Her poetry has been published in magazine format in US Legacies along with non-fiction and short stories. Helen felt the early change of seasons as she watched the maple tree from her work station, which resulted in her poem, "Bruises and Blushes."

Bruises and Blushes

Rain pulsates cold and sharp upon the leaves
of the giant maple tree that shades our porch.
Like little hammers pounding gentle flesh,
a bruise shows as yellow forms from green.

In time, colors deepen into orange
or red, depending on the temperature.
The magnificent maple branches skyward,
transformed into an exhilarating blush.

Copyright Š2007 by Helen V. Lundt