Flanked by railroads
And fastened in barbed wire
A corner of nature
Tries its resilience
And holds out against
Development.
Too small for buildings
Or status,
The grass grows while bees buzz and
Frogs sing
In blissful ignorance that
This spot has
Escaped progress.
Water and mud
Seep through the edges
But the scene remains undisturbed and
Forgotten
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© HMH, 2014