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I Was A Well-Rooted Maple Tree
May 11, 2023
I was a well-rooted maple tree
responding with color
to autumn's crisp breezes.
Soft and mellow in summer
patient in winter's cold.
You came and tapped
all my sweet maple syrup.
Took even the last drop
of my sap.
Then!
Chopped down the tree
and with an electric saw
cut it all into little bits
and walked off.
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