Wasted Things
A pile of raked leaves
no child to jump into them
A pet
no one to play with
An elderly couple
no one to give to
A house
that is not a home
An apple tree
no one to eat its fruit
A secluded path in an autumn’s woods
no lovers to walk it
Copyright © Jerry Brotherton | Year Posted 2023
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