is this where we dreamed up
the idea, this long custom
of holiday tree-toppers
shaped like angels?
because actual angels
prefer pine trees above
all other varieties and
have been known to perch
for hours nestled in
mountainside evergreens
prickly green needles,
sticky sap, and
needless to say,
heights
do not deter angels
They so enjoy the view
from down here amid
treetops and the tickling
sensation of evergreen—
of touching this thrumming life,
of holding on to something so
deeply rooted to this—
this fleeting, flying world
Puff Of Smoke Poems 