The Dying Pond
"A woodland soon rises from the trees’ breath
and hides the pond, the grass, and death." avr
Dr Abe V Rotor
Living with Nature - School on Blog
Lesson: Explain the meaning of this poem on the point of ecology. Illustrate the series of ecological changes (seres) that transform the pond to a woodland.
Mountain Pond in acrylic by AVR. Mt Pulog, Benguet (circa 1985)
“Death be not proud,” this dreaded fate defied;
In death something rises at its side,
As on a dying pond, a swamp in its place
Grows, dying in peace and grace.
And the watery grave dries into grassland
Where roam the hoofs and claws in band;
And the winged sweep the air, retreating
On the trees nearby and advancing.
Yes, the trees they come when the wind blows;
They ride on furs, beaks and furs;
A woodland soon rises from the trees’ breath
And hides the pond, the grass, and death. ~