making room for the new

before the trees

fall on their own

they go at them with

power

saws

and men climbing with

spiked boots,

helmets,

tools,

scaling the great oaks

that have

been growing

since time

began.

fat and round, tall, but

now a danger

to the new

row of homes.

down they go.

made smaller

and hauled away.

cleared, so that a new

sprig can be planted

and grow.