The sprig of oak
Given as a gift for an anniversary
Suffered from being out of its native soil
Taken northward to try to grow
In red dirt
Was it the transplant that killed it
Or the wind-swept soil that yields much
But not enough
And not to the greater benefit
Or the inept hands of its gardener
For what is planted in the old accustomed soil
Seems not to grow straight
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