The Treetops Stretch Across
The treetops stretch across
Vast and empty spaces
As they span the entire campus grounds
Countless spires of different shapes
A fanciful city of elves, fairies and baby robins
From out my fourth-floor window
Hiding other mysterious worlds
Teaming and toiling on the ground below
My eyes reach across the empty spaces
To embrace other distant places
They see only the many mantles
Of green leaves and brown branches
A forest sea for the imagination
by Hugh M. Lewis
The Great Wall
Poesy From China
1998-9
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Last Updated: 03/15/05