if
you can believe a dream
a
rainforest has spread its roots and thundered in
from
the west
landing east of youngstown
just
down the road from
the
old lordstown chevy plant
south
of the swarming carp
at
pymatuning
it
swelled the river ohio
originally o-hi-yo
sending
all the river otters
(and
a few raccoons
digging
through the recycled trash pickup)
on
to higher ground
breaking
the heat in the garb of the dalai lama
if
memory serves me
he
often says no task is too small or great
if
it serves the greater good
so
i'll take this blessing and pass it on
rainwater
can be life
a
rainforest can grow
if
we bring our hands together
embrace it
defend
it
remember
those who walked before us
the
ponytails at the lordstown plant
could
shut everything down
when
it was warranted
a
robot has no heart and never sweats
a
rainforest
so
don't minimize a dream or a ripple in the pond
every
leaf is a biosphere
every
raindrop
a
path you never expected
--- e b bortz
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