Magnolias

On Sunday I found a magnolia branch
Forgotten on the side of a bench next to the river
No corresponding tree in sight

Someone must have found it
Between the fallen branches 
That litter the pavements after the snow
Or they snapped it off a tree
It did not say

We picked it up and carried it
On our Sunday walk through town
Now it stands in a vase
Where the sun hits at a certain hour

Time will tell if it blooms
Or if it was found dead
On a bench
Next to the river
On a January afternoon

2021/01/25