Soon, there will be
a greater silence
then there is now.
I do not want
to be here
alone.
When the last tree falls
may I be under it.
May the last tree
take me down.
***
From The Burden of Light, by Deena Metzger, forthcoming 2019
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Thank you for writing this… life affirming elegy. May we be side by side when it falls.
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Thank you Karen for your heart felt response. May your heart keep the trees standing and vital.
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