Drought - Maryann Schacht

[Larry Robinson]

Drought
 
The fir tree points
claw needles up
imploring rain            
for greening
dry branches display
their prickle fingers
thirsting for mist
or thunder
Here ,now,there
brown spots appear
and nesting birds
peck up their beaks
Cawing for worm and water
Calling for nourishment
The fir tree groans
a stanza of its own
Rooted to ground
Beneath a cloudless sky
Rain…please…rain
Bless its sturdy stance
from root to tip
The fir stands
Defiant in all climate
every day is drier
There is fire on the way
 
	- Maryann Schacht
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