A slight incline among the trees
A neighbour's family stakes their claim
To woodland dell – in all but name.
Small table, chairs and coffee pot
Round which their children climb and trot
In a quiet lane, well tucked away
Where only walkers tend to stray...
Boitsfort's like that – calm, discreet
Artisan houses, small and neat
Define the Green Belt we all love
From builders who would push and shove
With hotel plans and parking lot;
But «people power» put a stop
To this encroachment on our fief
Much to the «Bezemhoek»'s relief!
(c) Poet in the Woods 2017
Coin de Balai/Bezemhoek is a picturesque area in S.E. Brussels
Successful protest - spring 2016 round the artwork by Mauro Staccioli (1937-2018), known locally as "The Window on the Wood".
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