Under the Trees

We played under the trees
Lightly touched by the breeze
On those lost summer days
With a sky like vast seas

We danced 'round the bed
Where the flowers were bred
She danced down the street
That I dared not to tread

Standing under the shade
Of a bed freshly made
By our neighbor, deranged
She touched on a blade

That sweet blade of grass
Hidden safe in the mass
Of its friends 'neath the tree
Was a joy come to pass

For our neighbor emerged,
His rage surely surged
By a child uprooting his lawn
Our smiles were both purged

From his gaze, she broke free,
Getting up from her knee
And falling her foot in the street
Staring fearfully at me

It sped quick on the turn
Giving a lesson to learn
To girls reckless in play
With hours to burn

We dance not under the tree
It's just lonely me
Save the ash from the urn
'neath our green hickory