Death of a Forest
The last root of woodland
is dynamited from the ground’s grasp,
left to dry before it burns
on a nearby heap.
There’s something very wrong
about all this: a world turned
inside-out. And above the clouds
of dust and smoke
a lark sounds
the Last Post.
is dynamited from the ground’s grasp,
left to dry before it burns
on a nearby heap.
There’s something very wrong
about all this: a world turned
inside-out. And above the clouds
of dust and smoke
a lark sounds
the Last Post.
Pete Crompton
Sat 3rd May 2008 13:17
I can't edit out my spelling mistakes. Sorry for them.