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I Saw the Trees Laughing

I SAW THE TREES LAUGHING

				I saw the trees laughing at the wind
						as it passed by.
				They were whispering jokes to each other,
						I’m almost sure.
				Their arms started flailing as the jolly rumble
						began in the trunk;
				A timber tickle sent through a barky throat
						that shivered
				Leading to the double-over, barrel-rolling
						laughter.
				Tell me you’ve heard the creaking bellow
						in your ears, too,
				And these are not more wild thoughts leaking
						from mad places.
				Tell me you’ve seen their frozen faces,
						the many races,
				The Standing People of older nations
						alive but in peril.
				Laugh now, before the chainsaw banter
						and ‘Timber!’ throes.
				Makes me wonder how they can laugh
						at all.

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Joe Dimino

Date: 6/7/2016 10:04:00 AM

Powerful work, Phil; very well written. It says a lot about the nature of trees (I think they think, and we know they feel), and human nature, often selfish and lazy, refusing to find a better way for all.

Skat A

Date: 5/6/2016 8:41:00 AM

Phil, interesting and enjoyable. skat