Ash Tree With Emerald Borer in Orange Boat
Dying ancient ash trees shade my cabin.
I took a dry leaf to an arborist,
"doesn't matter, it is green dragon"
No amount of water can re-nourish.
Just cut them down and burn.
He warned the emerald borer persists.
Drop the logs at sea and weigh with concrete.
Napalm, deportation, ICE ~ it resists.
Sorry to inform, hear your last heartbeat.
Just cut them down and burn.
Just cut the tree down, send ashes back to sea.
Images and poem copyright Caroline Gerardo
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