THE VANISHING POLE

The telephone pole
that at one time
seemed intrusive
to the beauty of
the line of trees
that border on
our back yard boundary
has become virtually invisible
not because of
an act of nature
but because
our eyes have learned
to refuse to allow its shape
to deter our joy of seeing
the elegance of
our changing seasons.

How easy it is
to ignore
what we do not wish to see.