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A Wiser Ear
June 6, 2017
Weighted eyes drooping
As paths grow denser
Stride gives way to stride
Native woods grow strange
Elm, pine, beech, hemlock
Boughs offer no light
Birdcalls in shadow:
Cacophonous cries
Uncertain footing
Directionless trails
Cause need for fresh paths
Hewn as last resort
Sweat falls to each brow
Labors strain muscle
With each tree clearedout
Amber past unfolds
Native woods once lost
Brought into focus
Crisper still: renewed
Trails widen once more
Now trees overhead
Shimmer as sea foam
Birdsongs have returned
To a wiser ear
© Todd C., Wilmington, MA
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