No One Looked Back
As if the 360 days of sunshine would never end.
As if the balance of rain to earth would remain even
As if valleys and terraced hills would provide vineyards and fruit
……….. forever
As if the earth, light, water and wind worked
………. in concert, in harmony, had consulted with each other.
No one expected a raging wind to rip the trees from their roots
………. Or an ocean to roil through cities once so erect
………. Or a sun to crack and parch and not feed and nurture
………. Or a prophetic dream that would come to be
………. Or a darkness that would color every season
by Maria Lisella
from The Rutherford Red Wheelbarrow #3, 2010