I often walk to the forest near my house so I can\u2019t<\/p>\n
see the rooms of my house that confine me.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not smart enough to speak Tree, but I want to learn<\/p>\n
how the distance is never as great as we think<\/p>\n
between where we are and where we want to be.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s difficult to listen to the clap of crows winging<\/p>\n
away from here, but I want to learn how to do it.<\/p>\n
Chain link fencing surrounds the new pit<\/p>\n
earth movers made of this corner where a 100-foot<\/p>\n
water tower will be raised. But they razed<\/p>\n
100-year-old trees to make room. The pit<\/p>\n
is walled in on all sides by the rocks and dirt<\/p>\n
that once filled this space. The berms circle 15 feet high<\/p>\n
on all sides. I want to trample to the top of the berms,<\/p>\n
feel the dirt give way under my feet. None of this business<\/p>\n
is neat. It\u2019s as messy as the art room<\/p>\n
of the elementary school a short walk from this pit.<\/p>\n
The light is used to watching the children play in the yard.<\/p>\n
The light climbs the trees all day, low to high to low again,<\/p>\n
but how can it climb when the trees are now gone?<\/p>\n
We keep our sorrows to ourselves, just like<\/p>\n
the balsamroot and service berries keep<\/p>\n
secrets they won’t speak. \u00a0I wish I could speak to them all,<\/p>\n
tell them I\u2019m sorry for this pit that wrecked their home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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