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Brian Beatty

Bright Green Leaves

Trees grow two directions at once:

up toward the welcoming blue sky
and down into the grave black dirt.

And worms below feed the birds above,
which has had me wondering lately

if maybe we've been wrong all along
to reach only for the evil empty air.

The primitive circle of life continues
whether folks can afford it to or not.

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