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Ode For The Fallen.
For twenty years and more you lined
The path I walked each day.
You greeted me with a gentle sigh
And sent me on my way.
You were my friends, you made me smile
Your whisper soothed my soul.
Your beauty shone so tall and strong
All seasons to behold.
I walked along that path one day
And saw a shocking sight.
My friends were falling, one by one,
Disappearing over night.
My heart weeps for my fallen friends
They went without a fight.
No more do they line my path
Their beauty in my sight.
I passed today and there they were
Like corpses in a line.
Stripped of their leaves, their bark and then
Shreaded up so fine.
I wonder, am I the only one
Who feels their loss so deep?
And so now for my fallen friends
In memory I shall weep.
© KarenWood
The path I walked each day.
You greeted me with a gentle sigh
And sent me on my way.
You were my friends, you made me smile
Your whisper soothed my soul.
Your beauty shone so tall and strong
All seasons to behold.
I walked along that path one day
And saw a shocking sight.
My friends were falling, one by one,
Disappearing over night.
My heart weeps for my fallen friends
They went without a fight.
No more do they line my path
Their beauty in my sight.
I passed today and there they were
Like corpses in a line.
Stripped of their leaves, their bark and then
Shreaded up so fine.
I wonder, am I the only one
Who feels their loss so deep?
And so now for my fallen friends
In memory I shall weep.
© KarenWood
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