Thursday, April 4, 2013

Grassy Fields



Industrial buildings
made of brick,
soon forgotten
rather quick.

Lasts for maybe
fifty years,
then nothing left
'cept souvenirs.

A concrete field
within the valley,
laying dormant
till world's finale.

* * * * *

No more smoke stacks
will there be,
just old decrepit
factory debris.

I long for the time
with no more tears,
though working hard
for a thousand years.

Then we'll produce
full Earthy yields
and restore God's
beautiful grassy fields.

J.A.Scott

6 comments:

  1. Great poem! This is such a powerful statement:

    A concrete field
    within the valley,
    laying dormant
    till world's finale.

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    1. Thanks. It was inspired by my photo of the day today and reflecting back to my younger days when I would explore old abandoned buildings, laying in rubble heaps for many years. Lots once used for parking were now sprouting weeds and grasses. Left alone, the Earth has a fantastic ability to heal itself.

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  2. Not so sure that I wouldn't prefer those concrete gardens being usefully employed right now- along with the minions that can garner wages therefrom.

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    1. Point taken. Still, the poem illustrates the recuperative power of the Earth and the part we can all have in it.

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  3. I love this poem. I also look forward to when the earth is restored.

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