Suburban Crawl
On the adjacent street
the crunch of branches
fills the air
as saws and axes
plunge into white wood flesh
chainsaws roar to life
the scent of petroleum
wafts towards us
on the breeze.
Leafy branches
whoosh in freefall
crash to earth,
cranes whir and splutter
as they pull, tug, wrench
on naked trunks
clinging to nutrient-rich soil
silent silhouettes
stripped of life.
Humans hammer
at sturdy roots sustaining
decades of growth.
A final
fungi-recoiling snap
echoes towards
me and my comrades
fearful the fate
befalling our fellow white gums
will befall us.
© A. R. Levett 2025
the crunch of branches
fills the air
as saws and axes
plunge into white wood flesh
chainsaws roar to life
the scent of petroleum
wafts towards us
on the breeze.
Leafy branches
whoosh in freefall
crash to earth,
cranes whir and splutter
as they pull, tug, wrench
on naked trunks
clinging to nutrient-rich soil
silent silhouettes
stripped of life.
Humans hammer
at sturdy roots sustaining
decades of growth.
A final
fungi-recoiling snap
echoes towards
me and my comrades
fearful the fate
befalling our fellow white gums
will befall us.
© A. R. Levett 2025
