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Wednesday 20 July 2011

THE WOODS ARE DYING............AND THEY WEEP...



The woods were lovely
dark and deep,
But oh! Man had so many
promises to keep,
And miles to go before
he fell asleep.................................fell asleep.............

Those woods, where
years ago Mr. Frost,
To admire you stood
and paused,
Oh! Those lovely dark
woods are lost..............................are lost......................

For Man kept his promises,
And with pride,
Conquered the earth
in each confident stride
While, for his need and greed alone
The trees slowly died............................slowly died........................

Those woods are no more
dark and deep,
Mr. Frost, no more those sounds
of downy flake and sweep.
While Man still has promises to keep,
The woods die and silently weep.....................................silently weep.........................


anee,
19th July 1996