The Last Tree Standing

A look at the future of our planet?

 

 HE was the last tree standing

no more could there be found

the last one of a dying breed

growing strong in fertile ground

they slaughtered all his relatives

his sister, mom, his dad

his brother, uncles, cousins

and all the friends he had 

He watched how humans killed

with their loud machines and saws

sparing nothing for the future 

dismissing Mother Nature's laws

there would be no other trees

for kids to climb and play

no more playing hide and seek

nor a shaded place to lay

He knew his time was over 

in minutes he would die

He stood up to his full height

so they would never see him cry

have you any last words old tree

before we cut you down

only a few said the ancient tree

please gather all around

from the very beginning of your time  

we have kept your kind alive 

we have made your sturdy houses

as you used us to survive 

we were boats for you to travel

wood for your steaming train

shade from the hot, hot  sun

and shelter from the rain 

yes He told the murderers

come close and you shall see

as they all danced and laughed

at the ancient dying tree

laugh you greedy people

you shall never be denied

your greed is your undoing  

as you are never satisfied

spend your money quickly 

spend your blood money fast 

it will only buy you possessions

and possessions never last 

how will your kind ever survive

clearing everything from the ground 

building your ugly buildings

blind to beauty all around

they killed the tree with fury

as He fell on grass and cried

a tear fell from God's very soul

as the last tree on Earth had died~ 

 

Author's Note

Will we ever stop destroying Mother Earth

Reviews

[Kenneth Sibbett]

Thank you Chris. The more I see the tornadoes and the flooding and the drought we are going through now, the more I pity the generation that comes after us. We made this mess, now they pay the piper.

[An owl on the moon]

There is an overwhelming sadness here.. a pain that will never go away. You give full warning of what is happening all around us. May we heed the cry before it's too late.