Spring Setting

By: JoJo Ball

To the left there is a small tree blossoming

with the most brilliant little pink flowers.

Little pink flowers that remind me of

the small pink fingers of my hamster, Ace.

He would have loved to be out here free.

Able to do whatever he pleased.

Free to just feel the wind against his fur

like the tree feels against its bark, cold yet soothing.

The tree is brilliant on its own and yet

daunted by the enormous infrastructure

in the background. The large, unnatural

building intrudes on the peaceful scenery

The way the sun intrudes the darkness of night,

ruining all hopes of beauty. The tree

is innocently trying to better

the world around it yet it is just

no match for the bland color of the bricks.

The tree’s soft brown trunk contrasted with the

bright green leaves and brilliant pink blossoms

is always at some point, in the shadows.

The shadows created by the ugly building,

created for the convenience of man.

Sacrificing natural beauty.