Deep Willows By Lilly Lennerd In the deep willows, I find myself wondering if I will be able to share this one day. The art that surrounds me, the natural chlorophyll and the strong trunks. I wish that this will stay beyond 2050, when the children can breathe and see what I see. That art is nature. I wish to save the world, I wish to share the beauty; however, greed and fantasy rule. Do you think it’s worth it? To save the world from the hate and disgust that consumes every soul? To rid the world of corporate greed to save the deep willows? It is warm down south today, where the breeze is deep and the willows are flowing. I hope I can share this one day.
A Summer’s Day By Lilly Lennerd Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
The scorching summers of record-breaking heat. It never ends. Compare thee to the record-breaking heat, or urban heat effect. Compare thee to droughts and wildfires. Compare thee to extinction and melting ice caps. Compare thee to flooding coastal cities and predictions for when we are beyond repair. Shall I compare thee to contemporary news? Shall I march on the streets, in hopes of being heard by our governments or corporations after they continue to make deals with oil companies? Shall I pretend that it is worth it to continue to fight? Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Vol. XLIII, Issue II 7
