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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Laurie Avatar
March 25, 2019 at 5:02 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
Beilschmidt Sr. Avatar
March 25, 2019 at 6:29 PM
So sorry to hear about the drought Lindsay. Thank you for your comment. Hope all turns around down under. All my best
Krutsinger Avatar
March 25, 2019 at 7:16 AM
I feel exactly this way when I see an unfallowed, unproductive, unused field.
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