A photo of a tree in Delta Park browning her leaves as they shed in Autumn. It is a Celtis africana (commonly called the White Stinkwood), a widespread deciduous tree on the Highveld and has a smooth pale-grey trunk. It stands in an open field on the route to the Bird park and hides. Words & image ©ilinkcs (2026/04)
The White Stinkwood
sheds her leaves
in a swirl of browns & golds
her pale-grey trunk & scaffolding,
smooth & speckled,
no longer dappled.
She'll hibernate in plain eyesight
and I'll be there to see.
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#deltapark
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