In the absence of humans
Horses step through doorways
Meant for children learning science and history
Horses wild as glass shattered
 
In the absence of humans
Gray wolves walk between the buildings
Cautiously designed for trial and error
Wolves calling out the answers
 
Who asks the owls turning pages in the forest
Silent swans glide in the cooling water
A ballet unsung
Reborn
 
In the absence of humans
Pines and vines and willows
Climb the walls and cover over what was left behind
Nature growing faster than children
 
Ooh…