When I walk past the hedgerow
and glance near my feet at the sandy piles,
it could be easy to forget
that life once rooted itself here.
I look at the holes now filled
and think: this is how it happens;
this is how sacred things disappear.
The outstretched arms that birds once perched upon,
the dappled shade cast by its leaves;
the earthworms and beetles,
the ants and the breeze
that once
moved through it.
All this
no longer
is.
Instead, there’s a parking lot with a clearer view
of strip mall and road,
painted yellow stripes,
ordered and marching ahead.
I would have kept the trees.
Ahh, that’s sweet! 🙂 Good one, and thanks for the hugz! Luvz, Uncle Tree
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