in black and white

hiding the color

the woods

stone

small cabin on a hill

where like a silent film

no sound stirs

only the wind.

1940’s

kitchen breathing country air

chickens laying breakfast

water waiting to be pumped

from well.

Oh life, how fast you’ve changed

lungs breathing polluted air

breakfast waiting at McDonald’s

water contaminated by

greed.

In black and white

captured with lens

visible now to

naked eyes.