A Tree Falls
A Tree Falls
A tree falls.
No one calls 911,
offers aid
or comfort.
Homeless birds
hold placards
“will work for seed”.
A sapling sprouts.
Crickets camp
beneath it.
Stony shadows
keep time
in passing
sunshine.
©1/24/2018
submitted to – END JAN 2018 STANDARD CONTEST ANY FORM OR NONE
sponsor – Brian Strand
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2018
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