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J.D. Deutschendorf
717 Cedar Springs Dr
Tuttle, Oklahoma
73089-7937
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  spring storm

last night
a wild and raging wind
ripped a towering walnut tree
apart - seven feet above
where its thick truck emerged
from the ridge above the deep cedar creek.

fallen from the tall green canopy,
in its place now is
                        emptiness;
the clouds and the red-brown
water rushing by without remorse...

but I mourn the great tree;
fallen from the place it held
with quiet dignity for so long.

     oh how my poor soul
     longs for an earthly permanence

     amidst the ever-changing currents of life;
     amidst the strong winds of adversity -
     shifting the shape and duration, in due time,
     of all living things.

     how desperately
     and in vain I hope against nature's law
     not ever to be broken;
     not ever to be removed.






from: Silhouettes
Copyright © 2001
by J.D. Deutschendorf