This appliance does not require an earth connection

A piece based on a title. The phrase came from a safety notice attached to an electrical flex, and I had this idea about referencing the plethora of pylons which stand astride many landscapes. It's a bit of a visual joke, but I like the idea of trees which sprout an unlikely crop in sympathy with their electromagnetic surroundings.

Invisible pollution, a cancerous growth, an assimilation of sorts. In this altered state there was an element of symphysis. The tree and high voltage wires became compatible as though they had just grown like that.

© 1999 Paul Anders Johnson