Lauren White
Apr 9
The Cricket's Lamenting Goodbyes
I had forgotten until now, That these woods and foothills, These stalky cat-tails and this secluded pond, Were my friends. I had forgotten, The sharp impertanence of the autumn wind, The song of thousands of tall strands of pale-yellow grass, And the unforsaken peace of the natural world. I had forgotten until now, The idleness of trees, and roots, and stumps, And ducks. Out of neglect, I had forgotten them. I chose instead, The contrivances of Man, The promise of uncont


