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The treetops are a guise

The treetops are a guise

And we forget that there is more beyond them

A cushioned bed of life beneath

 

We pass by,

Admire the seasonal effect their leaves have taken

Stare until the leaves are shaken

We devalue this quiet force

Then turn away when their depths are revealed

It is the places between ourselves and our source,

That we have sealed

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May 28, 2013
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