A Reason to Cry

The weeping willows weep
As silently their vigils keep
Why do the willows cry?
They watch the orange groves
Slowly die
Where trees once stood in viral loam
Now replaced by buildings and homes
Slowly the disease known as progress
Destroys tranquility and causes stress
The lure of orange blossoms
Filling the air
Brought tourists to Redlands
A city so fair
The tourist attractions
That made it so grand
Now replaced by an asphalt land
Gone are the reasons of which
To show pride
Are now cast by wolves
Along the wayside
Where greed has slowly been
Allowed to creep
And causes the willows to silently weep
Oh for the Redlands we knew
Of yore
If only the orange groves
We could restore
Maybe the willows no longer would cry
For the orange groves that continue to die.
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