Walking in the Woods
My peace was accosted
from a nearby road
by the invasive racket
of an impromptu drag race
between two cars
with self esteem problems
Can trees be jerks too
stinking up their forests
tripping their neighbors’ roots
the meek pinned and punished
just for stretching
to the sun
“Stop defoliating yourself — Stop defoliating yourself”
The Orkney News just reposted my Star Wars poem A Droid’s Lament. You should check out their site. They post a lot of articles of interest. It’s not just for the Orcadians.
Bartholomew Barker, Poet 
Oh, l like this very much! 🤗
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My gripe as peace-shatterers is drones…………..the answer to low flying drones…is high flying stones.
Re. the trees …hmmm……. Have you come across the Wood Wide Web? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-44643177
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I’m fortunate that I don’t see many drones around here and, yes, I’d read about that form of tree communication. Very interesting.
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Beautiful lines ! Well shared 🙂
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It’s pleasure of mine stay blessed 🤗🥰
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I really like how you are taking the small things and weaving them into the larger picture. It’s very impactful that way. It hits home.
An Apex tree? Hmmm. Redwoods? Are there any left?
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Thanks. I assume there are still a few Redwoods around but maybe not for long.
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Oh I like this different take on trees
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Trees can certainly be jerks, contortionists, and wise sages as wells. Sounds like most men I know. Lovely to find your poetry. I’m excited to read more of it.
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Most men are inferior contortionists unless you’re referring to the emotional sense.
Thank you! I found you on MasticadoresUSA.
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Oh, splendid. Contortionists in the sense they know how to bend their way out of a variety of circumstances. How lovely would it be, however, to have more flexible men around? Maybe the key to all happiness is yoga. 😂
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Be like bamboo.
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I really enjoyed this offbeat unique tale of the forest…
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