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<title>arms of protection long gone - Archive - MayVaneDay Studios</title>
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<b>MayVaneDay Studios (Gopher Edition)</b>
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<p><b>arms of protection long gone</b></p>
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<p>published: 3-15-2016</p>
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<p> </p>
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<p>I cried when the church men came to take my grandma’s trees away<br />
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chipping away at the silent entities that sheltered these children<br />
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as they discovered in a backyard long since vacated<br />
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each other’s secret and unattainable fantasies</p>
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<p>the old apple tree in the far back<br />
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long overdue for a merciful death<br />
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with a low crevice serving as a base<br />
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for quests meant for star-winged fairies</p>
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<p>and the stump by the swingset<br />
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used to house a dozen dream-makers<br />
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and a few squirrels aggravated<br />
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by the constant onslaught of walnut projectiles</p>
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<p>the old and wizened giant<br />
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once crouching in approval in the front yard<br />
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once offering its strong arms for years of family photos<br />
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now sits and condemns with a jagged cut across</p>
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