Naked trees
Missing
Their autumn leaves
Chimney stacks
Fuming
A protest to
- cold, dreary days
- grey, lifeless skies
- duty ... keeping noxious gases at bay
- feeling stuck
We too
Wish to
Jump into piles of leaves
Play catch with the breeze
Make mud pies and acorn owls
Instead ...
We watch
With envious glee
The ruckus of activity
As our children
Take off ... smokin'
Gone with the wind
