She stood by the brook
unnoticed…
lifted empty hands to heaven…
praised Yah
for sunshine and good earth
unnoticed…
as cars cut paths in winds
beneath her…
swam and swarmed
through 2 lane asphalt currents
belching smoke.
She noticed
a dragon without mercy
flashing, smashing
towards her
monstrously tall
with claws as sharp as knives.
He did not notice her shade
as his tires
tore through her
or how her leaves followed him
as he sped away.
~Ae
“When a tree is cut down, its scream goes from one end of the world to the other, yet no sound is heard.”
Rabbi Eliezar
