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森林 Shinrin
by Rob LittlerIt’s at that moment
when the forest knows it must
Burn--lose the decay--
Giveway, to new seed,
A defense against its own
Deforestation.
New devastations--
Even the trees are dying
To be something more. 03/11/2017 Posted on 03/11/2017
Copyright © 2025 Rob Littler
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Linda Fuller on 03/11/17 at 09:09 PM Simply lovely. Beyond enjoying the totality of this poem, I appreciate the structure, subtle rhyming, and that device at the end, the name of which I can't recall. And I learned a new word and concept! |
| Posted by Brian Francis on 03/31/17 at 05:36 AM nice read. it was a pleasure bathing in the forest's idea
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