RETURN OF WILDERNESS IN FULLNESS OF TIME

The old whetstone quarries abandoned by men,
Are now hidden lakes amid dense growing woods,
Home to wildlife in burrow, tree top, and den,
And bank-dwelling beavers and migrant wild ducks.

Are now hidden lakes amid dense growing woods,
White pine, hemlock, red maple, and beech,
With bank-dwelling beavers and migrant wild ducks,
And porcupines, chickadees, bobcats, and such.

White pine, hemlock, red maple, and beech,
O’er hills of stone tailings ‘neath thickets and brush,
With porcupines, chickadees, bobcats, and such,
In unfettered seclusion—often unseen.

O’er hills of stone tailings ‘neath thickets and brush,
Home to wildlife in burrow, tree top, and den,
In unfettered seclusion—often unseen.
The old whetstone quarries abandoned by men.

1915

Now