Mystery of Pine Barrens
Mystery Of Pine Barrens
Pine Barrens hide the cabin by mirrored lake
Years pass as green grass grows slower under trees
Something is missing that no one knows
Rolled hills keep mysteries up there
No visitors or neighbors seen near or far
Only vegetation drinks water from beneath
Grounded shore lines about the lake tell nothing more
About desertions, something taking creatures in a blink
There, creeping in Pine Barrens hold, lost souls and branches
Animals disappeared, all life forms departed in a whisper
Dismissed from ages page of time
Fish, birds and even insects became removed
Extinct in that sudden instance and eased
Permanently gone, forever undefined, forgotten
No note. Departed without notice or trace of any kind
Reports came back, strange things are happening
Just under rocks and dark of night about the woods
Wind ceased to blow two months ago
A single leaf did not recognize the clues
They could not move or change or make a noise
No ripple on the water surface could be seen or heard
Stone silence stood along the cabin scenery
Observed close up it gave up nothing
No life in lake, or sky or ground
Trees froze and had no where to go
Nature stopped dead in her tracks
Looked back for explanations along the lake and woods
Don’t be surprised if you should visit there
You may find that you too have not arrived
Have disappeared for no good reason in the pines
Copyright © Earl Schumacker | Year Posted 2015
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