Caren Krutsinger Poet Rondeau

A Drab of Blight On the Forest Today

Her virginal leaves have aged to gray
Delight she once showed now gone astray
Snowball bush who used to be so bright, 
What has happened to put out your light?
A drab of blight on the forest today

My fine sweet princess, did someone slay?
Cut your branches with an axe today?
If you tell me I will make things right.
Forever now a sorrowful sight. 
A drab of blight on forest today 

Your death imminent. What can I say?
I truly loved you in every way
Will try to fix you with all my might
I can still sense your marvelous light
A drab of blight on forest today

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Janice Canerdy May 20, 2020 at 2:41 PM Very well-written and descriptive, Caren. It's sad to see a tree dying, especially an old one. Janice Caren Krutsinger May 20, 2020 at 7:59 PM This one was a young one. My husband sneaked around and had a gardener trim it. He butchered it. I am not getting over my anger any time soon.