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The most sensitive, hidden
And pulled out – snapped out
Miniature boughs
And out of its leprous hide
Not a simple jab of the knife
One of the anchoring earth;
Of scorching and choking
And from close to the ground
Not so much pain will do it.
Rising out of it, feeding
And the strength of the tree exposed
Twisting, withering,
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Will do it. It has grown
Slowly consuming the earth,
Upon its crust, absorbing
Years of sunlight, air, water,
Sprouting leaves.
Will do it. It has grown
Slowly consuming the earth,
Upon its crust, absorbing
Years of sunlight, air, water,
Sprouting leaves.
So hack and chop
But this alone won’t do it.
The bleeding bark will heal
Will rise curled green twigs,
Which if unchecked will expand again
To former size.
But this alone won’t do it.
The bleeding bark will heal
Will rise curled green twigs,
Which if unchecked will expand again
To former size.
No,
The root is to be pulled out –
It is to be roped, tied,
Or pulled out entirely,
Out from the earth-cave,
The source, white and wet,
For years inside the earth.
The root is to be pulled out –
It is to be roped, tied,
Or pulled out entirely,
Out from the earth-cave,
The source, white and wet,
For years inside the earth.
Then the matter
In sun and air,
Browning, hardening,
And then it is done.
In sun and air,
Browning, hardening,
And then it is done.
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