Lumber Jac<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
She traveled light and west and such<\/p>\n
to feel Pacific\u2019s sparkling touch,<\/p>\n
and tread, barefoot, on the rocky shore,<\/p>\n
where bluster bold and gray-bearded skies<\/p>\n
Roll like waves in endless tides.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
She tread where beanstalks never grew,<\/p>\n
But Jac\u2019s giant could learn a thing or too<\/p>\n
Of punching holes through the ceiling-sky,<\/p>\n
Yet tread she forth, amid mossy glade<\/p>\n
Canopied by ancient shade.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Had Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe<\/p>\n
Walked these woods, light speckled, grayed,<\/p>\n
Axe in hand, in this holy place,<\/p>\n
Cathedral green and star-glittered night<\/p>\n
Dwarfed, instead, in the Great Tree\u2019s sight?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In the corner of the photo-post,<\/p>\n
What catches my imagination most,<\/p>\n
Is the slightest edge of a red plaid shirt<\/p>\n
Bold enough for her to compete<\/p>\n
With the endless ocean and the ancient trees.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The ocean touched her very soul,<\/p>\n
And the trees stand still in breathless awe;<\/p>\n
Indelible, they\u2019ve left their mark,<\/p>\n
Entwining roots through her heart;<\/p>\n
She may fly east, but she\u2019ll never come back;<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve stolen the soul of Lumber Jac.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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