You n Me (an Etheree)

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Please leave…

The thought has often occurred in my mind –

Why not just chop the tree down this time

Leave no branch to show me a leaf

And desist with the flowers

Beauty is beyond me

I’ll no longer grasp

At the last twig

Or your hand

You’ve gone –

Bye! …

what’s this…

you’re still here

whatever for

there is no shelter

these branches have no strength

starved of sunlight and respect

they have lost their ability

no longer can they protect you

This new autumn will be terminal

I’ll mulch the leaves and hope for new life soon.

………………….

a double Etheree.

A Mine

A thousand animals died on this site

More than a mere thousand years ago

Time and pressure formed a soft fuel

A commodity to use

Turn it into power

Never mind the smoke

Send it skyward

Use it up

Exploit

End

Dust

This land is girt by sea yet lacks the rain.

So the dam is dry for the first time –

I remember swimming in it.

You dived from the old jetty.

We watered our gardens,

Our lawns became green,

Our wallets fat.

We used it.

No care.

Dust.

Once Upon a Tree

Once

A tree

And it’s shade

Held me safely

Kept me cool for free

Protected me from rain

Remained strong as I grew weak

And now it’s teak still holds me close

As into this earth my body goes

To feed the tree, that upon me, will grow

 

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An Etheree, about a tree.   Thanks for the tip Maniparna