Canopy

So closely it reaches

Overhead the trees intertwined

Back then it was peaceful

On a warm summer’s night

This view was ours

A hallowed out tree

Birds taking flight

A pond nearby

And the dogs ran through the forest

Whether a snowy or a rainy night

The old log soggy and a creatures delight

A clearing of ferns

Now it’s so close I could touch it and so

Out of reach

It’s a jagged landscape and the hills are too steep

The wolves howl and long to eat

And where fortuned laid

It doesn’t anymore, the landslide is running it’s course