423. THE FORESTER PAYMENT

THE FORESTER PAYMENT
I was made by seeds in the land amidst
patches of mud tended by rain. There was
nothing I could do to stop growth once
it had started.
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I wandered the land forty years :
biblical-time, in its way, is reflected
in units of space. For instance, the
Terebinth of Mamre, where Abram
pitched his tent so as to meet his
metaphorical God, is now a gun shop
and a shopping mall 40 stores strong.
And all the oaks are gone.
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And all the oaks are gone.