Conundrum is the word of the day says
Merriam Webster Thesaurus online.
Not helpful, say I, wanting only a
sibilant synonym for tree—but not
spruce or sapling, neither the actual
tree or trees silhouetted in dawn’s light,
inspiring a poem. What is truth?
And what is poetry? And can the two
coexist? A conundrum for today.
Fragments is written by Mary Turck, who lives and writes in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Fragments 