massive tree trunk
lying on its side
waterlogged on the beach
beached at low tide
and see that this city was once rainforest
tall ancient trees covering coast
breathing the salty air
greening the land
at the base of snow-capped mountains
now towered by glass and steel
and concrete
today’s terrible trees
except along these sandy shores
of English Bay
where water rocks weeds
and clams endlessly mix with the sand
as the moon-drawn tides move in and out
in the shadow
of the newest ocean-side
mansion
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