A Tree Fell
It did not crack,
it groaned.
It did not fall all at once,
it shook itself like a wet dog,
it stood on invisible toes
like a dancer.
It twisted to look behind it,
then knelt briefly
sliding down its own shadow.
There was, of course, a crash
but it was muted
as if the earth caught it,
then rocked it gently for a moment
as the leaves rattled.
Birds stopped singing.
You would think
they would have squawked
or flown away,
but they just stopped.
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