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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FIREWEED, by ELNA L. VON PINGEL
First Line: The woodsman and his ax have conquered
Last Line: On slopes where once great forests trod.
Alternate Author Name(s): Rasmussen, Elna
Subject(s): Fire-weeds; Trees
First Line: The woodsman and his ax have conquered
Last Line: On slopes where once great forests trod.
Alternate Author Name(s): Rasmussen, Elna
Subject(s): Fire-weeds; Trees
The woodsman and his ax have conquered,
The giant trees have given way;
The earth is dry, the dead lie still,
Burnt stumps where man destroyed at will.
Then cosmic urge, a maze of color
Prevails again upon the scene,
And fireweed spreads across the sod --
On slopes where once great forests trod.
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