80 Thousand

Poem by Jesse Cameron Alick, Photo by Shan Driscoll

But one village in India survived the tsunami
by having the good sense
to plant 80 thousand trees
three years before hand.
The trees blocked almost all the water
that came rushing in.
Plant 80 thousand good deeds
to absorb the shock wave
that will inevitably
swarm into your life.
It’s just good planning.

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5 Responses to “80 Thousand”
  1. -L says:

    Simply beautiful!

  2. Sarah Kulla says:

    YEs!

  3. ~e says:

    ’tis grand and true.

  4. Austin Valley says:

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