This little poem recapitulates the epiphany described in The Tree.

"Apparition" --a vague concept--  is pre-epiphanic.
"Petals on a wet, black bough" --an apt image-- is post-epiphanic.

Concept.
Phenomenon.

The awakening described in The Tree opened Pound to the underworld of
recurrent types: this could be ANY metro ANYwhere.

Tim Romano