Arboreal Heroes
Soldiers, our trees, standing at ease,
Guarding their secrets, keeping their peace.
A shelter for squirrels, a haven for birds,
Centuries' sentinels, barking no words.
Timeless their wisdom, unique what they know,
Where we all come from, whither we go.
The circle of life, the pull of each season,
History repeating our blind lack of reason.
Abuse of the planet, the rape of our earth,
Warfare, destruction and lack of true worth.
Trees try to help, to become the solution,
Arboreal heroes who drink our pollution.
Solid and firm, wooden but true,
Trees won't be swayed by things humans do.
And what their reward for this life without flaw?
A premature end in the teeth of a saw.
Just brilliant Hobbo, a wonderful tribute to our leafy; wooden guardians! 👌😁👏 Some excellent lines in here but the following stand out to me personally: “Solid and firm, wooden but true,
Trees won’t be swayed by things humans do.”
A fantastic ode to the trees. I share your love for the trees. Sad thing is that us humans cut down forests in an unprecedented speed and replace with tree plantations.
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A beautiful tribute, Hobbo. 💚
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Thank you. I love trees. They seem to stand for everything that’s good about this world. 😊
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So true
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My best piece of flash was about a tree.
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👍 I love ’em. A re-post?
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could do. I’ll have to search for it.
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👍
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Beautiful!!
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Thank you, Mr G! 🙂
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Nice work. Especially nice to see the master in top form.
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Dauphy influenced!
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This is lovely, and I shall take it as hopeful, and I adore it.
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Aw, thank you, Misky. 😊
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My pleasure, Hobbo, as always.
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Just brilliant Hobbo, a wonderful tribute to our leafy; wooden guardians! 👌😁👏 Some excellent lines in here but the following stand out to me personally: “Solid and firm, wooden but true,
Trees won’t be swayed by things humans do.”
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Thank you, Ken. I do like my trees!
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I can see from your poem that you do sir. 👍 😁 It’s fantastic! 👏
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Ta muchly! 😂
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👏 that last stanza is marvelous.
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A fantastic ode to the trees. I share your love for the trees. Sad thing is that us humans cut down forests in an unprecedented speed and replace with tree plantations.
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Thank you, Ulle. I had a feeling that you would also love trees. Your fantastic photos show a close affinity with nature.
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