The Ascensiontide Triptych 2023

 

The Ascensiontide[i] Triptych 2023

 

Footnote No XI

(For Footnotes Matter):

We have planted twelve fruit trees to mark this anniversary.

 

Triptych I: The Orchard

We plant an Orchard[ii],

In our Hearts.

In this the Springtime,

Of our Lives.

 

The Song of their Litany:

Flavercots[iii],

Summer Sun[iv],

Merryweather and Shropshire Prune[v],

Issai[vi],

Fantasia[vii],

Rochester and Avalon Pride[viii],

Concorde[ix],

Opal and Denniston’s Superb[x].

 

We dig these Gifts[xi],

With Words composting rich.

 

Triptych II: The Tree of Life

You today, are our Tree of Life.

Ascension’s Candles stand tall[xii].

We water this Orchard today.

Roots, Stem.

Trunk, Bark.

Sap, Branch.

Leaf, Flower, Fruit.

Cordons:

Unfold their sails.

The twelve “leaves of the trees”[xiii],

Extend,

The Hand of Friendship.

 

Triptych III: The Tree Keepers

We are the Tree Keepers.

The Pack of Three.

Together,

In our own way,

Each Waters today,

You,

Our Tree of Life.

 

Copyright

© Lottie E. Allen

On the Feast of St Dunstan

Friday 19th Month

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-Three

 

 

Footnotes

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[i] Ascension Day in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-three fell on Thursday 18 May.

 

[ii] In the Spring of the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-Three.

 

[iii] Flavorcot Apricots.

 

[iv] Summer Sun Cherry.

 

[v] Merryweather and Shropshire Prune Damsons.

 

[vi] Issai Kiwi.

 

[vii] Fantasia Nectarine.

 

[viii] Rochester and Avalon Pride Peaches.

 

[ix] Concorde Pear.

 

[x] Opal and Deniston’s Superb Plums.

 

[xi] We have planted twelve Fruit Trees, in our Allotment, our Garden, and in our heart, to mark our Sixtieth Anniversary.

 

[xii] The Flowers on the Chestnut Tree, by tradition, stand tall in bloom for the Feast of the Ascension.

 

[xiii] “On either side of the river stood a tree of life, which yields twelve crops of fruit, one for each month of the year. The leaves of the trees are for the healing of the nations”. Revelation Chapter Twenty-Two, Verse Two (Revised English Bible).