Thursday, 6 December 2018

After the election

The election is dusted 
And tne wood-cutters too
New forest tracks have emerged

The lonely voice of the cuckoo 
Echoes my wandering  footsteps 
Roaming  around the dog is happy  

The forest is not refreshed
Despite the rain and some green oasis 
The soil is parched and sterile 

Attacked by man,  vermin and age
Trees don't stand a chance
And die laying or standing

Sunset and the crickets mob emerge
Their voices in unison 
Lament the forest devastation.

Lucette C. Bailliet 
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