ARBOREAL LAMENT
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ARBOREAL LAMENT

- contributed by: Lucy Cortese

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As I drive around the River City, I observe acres and acres of woods being cut down. And I wonder, if trees could talk….

I
cry
we die
we stood tall
daily we all fall
my friend the mighty oak
trunk and limbs lying broke
leafy forests now burn and slash
crumbling into mounting piles of ash
smell the rising smoke see the blazing fire
our woods are transformed into a funeral pyre
bulldozers and chainsaws make a roaring sound
old pines and young saplings tumble to the ground
will
I be
next

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