15
writings to our mother
The Trees of the Forest by John Bacher
The trees of the forest
Will shout with joy
When the stupid scheme
Is No More
The frogs will sing
In their vernal pools
When the wreckers are gone
And no longer rule
The giant oaks
Will dance with delight
When the Paradise plans
Go down with a fight
The Blue Spotted Salamander
Will jump out of the mud
They will have
So much fun
The Buttonbush and the
Radiant Wood Duck
Will say to the schemers
Your out of luck!
Go away they say
We don’t need you
Stay out of our cool
Vernal pools
Get away and go
To a soybean field
Or a brownfield site
Within the urban boundaries.