I have seen mighty locusts
fall, their outstretched handsstrive to clutch
the sky as they lean
I have watched majestic mulberries
with their full, graceful tresses
crush fences like twigs
upon losing a lock
but mostly,
I have witnessed the multitudinous
stalwart oaks, maples and chestnuts
towering soldiers
as they defend the hill in the bitter
unforgiving winds of winter --
erect, silent, resilient
Nature's humble sentries
for centuries.
By Mary E. Lohan
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