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Barren Field

withered weeds in a barren field where once were orchids with a hefty yield. no longer birds in leafy trees. no longer stars for eyes to see; nothing but the sight of dread everything-infinitely dead.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




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Date: 3/25/2019 5:02:00 PM
G'day allen … a drought in Central Australia is devastating in similarity to your verse. It's so depressing as expressed by you - well done - Lindsay
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Allen Beilschmidt Sr.
Date: 3/25/2019 6:29:00 PM
So sorry to hear about the drought Lindsay. Thank you for your comment. Hope all turns around down under. All my best
Date: 3/25/2019 7:16:00 AM
I feel exactly this way when I see an unfallowed, unproductive, unused field.
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