Goodbye Ground Squirrel
Goodbye Ground Squirrel
1.
Goodbye ground squirrel
too many trees have fallen
concrete covered Earth
where soil can no longer breath
through Formaldehyde carpet.
Let wild grow again
no vulgarities cover
natural landscape
maintain proportion of
the dew fallen from Heaven.
If they had their way
every rock would be covered
every canyon too
advertising for Fast Food
Under Arm Deodorant.
These remaining trees
whole wilderness is confused
by idea of tract
separation into square
or a life in a rhombus.
Curative Balsam
Cedar attacks our senses
hush of Pine forest
deep land that needs to be felt
a place to stand and find self.
Cancer does not live
exposed to this aroma
altitude and air
atmosphere of pollen
so lies the High Mountain Cure.
2.
Here a learned landscape
every detail in line
born under this pine
here is the place of my birth
in this air is where I die.
As each city grows
their tangled entertainments
crooked road series
richly decorated places
solid single works of art.
Above the hight rise
natural super imposed
a pastoral life
edge of imagination
wildscapes at every step.
Pine trees are not proud
humble creatures of the wood
sprout as small leaflet
join mature community
discuss continuations.
3.
Man cuts down consumer
seldom restores or replants
thoughtless of future
ground now infertile desert
now treeless desolation.
See Loon on the Lake
Osprey and Swallow in bern
these birds in their place
where they belong in our sight
before we head to our homes.
Here is no pardon
there is only to preserve
to maintain value
for the next hundred years
in local ecology.
Mother Nature knows
scavengers make few mistakes
these barren seasons
carrion bring the buzzards
to fall on our concrete homes.
To simply settle
and give all to find a place
rebuild things with love
hold onto every breath
new life we are creating.
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Excellent poetry with a very important message, Jamie. We really need to do so much more to protect the environment and natural habitats from “progress.”