prairie grass

there was a time

when this area was covered

with a mixture of coniferous and deciduous trees.

there was a time when the spaces in-between,

where the woodlands hadn't taken hold,

were covered with prairie grass.

great waving meadows of grasses taller than tall.

people are starting to take back

(or is it give back)

portions of their properties

to what used to be.

and so in our backyard,

under the deepest blue of blue skies

the prairie grasses' golden hair

grasps at fronds of cloud

just like it once did.