How easy it is

Day 8 of the national poetry writing month - though it is international.  The Poetry School prompt today is anaphora, repetition.  This was dashed off quite quickly. As ever, it is only the first part of the poem. In this case about half.

How easy it is to love the dead tree: first line of The Dead Tree, in The Art of Falling by Kim Moore

How easy it is to love the dead tree

How easy it is to forget that friends die

How easy it is to cut brambles with protective gloves

How easy it is to concentrate just on your lust ...