The effect was dazzling
With curlicued brilliance
Dancing on the forest floor
The nymphs came closer
To see beyond the door
As it opened wide to thin air
And breezes gathered near
To witness the magnificence
When daffodils appear
But as often happens in the wild
The hunter became hunted
Forest fires raced through wood
Way beyond the watershed
Then nightmares came and went
As strong as human nature
And what could have been heavensent
But they’ll never know why
Under canopies of kelly green
In the woods that time forgot
Into perfection seldom seen
Why the death knell sounded
And a buzzsaw could be heard
For miles around the shaded ground
When trees creaked in protest
Before tumbling all the way down
One by one they fell
Shrouded in dust and darkness
As deer and rabbits ran
To escape what used to be home
And the many tears of the nymphs
The ones who could not leave
But watched until the end
The end of brilliance
The loss of an age old friend.
Sam
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