1. We jogged among trees

till the conservationists

cut down the red pines,

2. then we jogged no more

in the place we ran for years

but then we went back

3. and realized that

the plan was all for the best

observing the growth

4. of new, native plants

and all the budding white pines

that started to grow

5. as we made our way

with native Michigan plants

blossoming in sand.