Friday, August 20, 2010

redwood

there is no pretense about 2000 year old trees.
they are what they are.
and they are magnificent. sacred. 
a presence beyond any words to dignify.

it burns a hole in me that only four percent 
of the original coastal groves of these giants remain.

four. percent. of perhaps the largest trees on earth. 
all the rest were cut down. 
all.

what is it about us that condemns greatness
and draws a crowd to watch it fall? 


1 comment:

Wormwood's Doxy said...

what is it about us that condemns greatness and draws a crowd to watch it fall?

Man! Can I tell you how jealous that line made me? Wonderful writing, Duck--painful and true.