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Where Will They Go?
by
Glenda Council Beall

Behind my house the dried leaves
line the floor of woods in winter's dress,
bare gray tree trunks frozen in the cold.

Near the ridge line I see
a clump of brown take motion, one
and then another, and another.

I try to count but quickly
the lumps vanish, disappear
like spirit smoke
in the silence of the wood.

The low drone of dozers,
chainsaw screams, muffled by
the mountain still intact,

Wild turkeys still claim these woods
though roads are coming, houses will rise up
where ancient oaks and maples, bear and deer
have always ruled;

houses built by urban dwellers,
city people, oblivious to the violation,
the destruction of all they
claim to love.

Glenda Beall was raised on a farm in Albany, Georgia, and taught school for many years before relocating to western North Carolina. Her poetry, short stories, and essays have been widely published in journals, anthologies, newspapers, and magazines. Glenda teaches writing classes for adults and serves as Program Coordinator for the western branch of the North Carolina Writers Network. Learn more about Glenda at www.glendacouncilbeall.com.

StaciBell:
I just came across this Glenda, it is beautiful, I really love the last stanza!
Posted 11/17/2011 06:56 AM

karenpaulholmes:
you say so much with so few words -- that's poetry, Glenda.
Posted 01/03/2011 09:34 AM

Buckner14:
The images and ironies come through clearly. And the photo is a perfect accompaniment!
Posted 12/12/2010 06:20 PM

dotief@comcast.net:
A sad, true and powerful poem. Love the last stanza. It really hits home!
Posted 12/12/2010 05:30 AM

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