Suzanne van Leendert

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A single apple tree does not bear fruit,
I once heard someone say.

I didn’t have the heart
to reply for me it is enough

to see pink flowers along the edge
of its branches each year, to sit

underneath the wide canopy
in the shade, a hiding place

with gnarled arms spreading out
in all directions.

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Suzanne van Leendert writes in English and Dutch. She has been published in many countries and won the Zaventem Poetry Prize (Belgium), Parade der Poëten competition (the Netherlands) and the Off Topic Poetry Contest (Canada). Suzanne also works as a documentary maker.