A Gong For A Wrong

A little rant from a tree lover.

Congratulations to our local council,
who have exceeded themselves by far.
I award a shiny gold star for your
level of sheer incompetence.

You have to be pretty dense I think
to destroy eight hundred saplings
without a thought, planted by
volunteers of a woodland trust.

Try as I must, I can't contemplate
how anyone could chop down
a flucking forest, each little tree
of five years standing.

In one almighty swoop, managing
to wipe out the equivalent of four
thousand years of tree growth
while doing routine clearance.

That has to be one of the best acts
of vandalism I have come across,
knocks spots of grafitti on the odd
wall or two which can be erased.

A case of they couldn't see the trees
for the nettles they were attempting to weed, so much for routine parks
maintenance.

Reviews

[Lorry]

Well, as you know Chris, as someone who has more than a passing acquaintance with the forrestry commission, i can very much flucking believe their levels of incompetence and beauroc... Bewroc... arse over tit levels of rules for rules sake... Or perhaps its just having to justify their own existence by thinking out loud, way too loudly, whilst others are present, whose own incompetence they dont want known, so they just agree with the flucking idiot, making more flucking idiots and less sense.
Add the woodland trust into the mix and now you have a flock of flucks.
I better shut up now, my boss may be reading this 😀

[Chris Shaw]

I think Lorry you have summed up the situation well. Without doubt there were a flock of flucks involved here. That stupidity couldn't have been down to one solitary flucker. They move in packs:)) I knew you would see this my way. Have a good week-end my friend.

Chris

[Lorry]

That has become my all time favourite flucking word, beating even barstewarding and aerosoles. They will from now on and forevormore be flucking barstewarding aerosoles 😀

[Chris Shaw]

:))...................

[Marie-Louise.]

Oh! You must be so cross. I would be absolutely mad, hammering on the door. Can you not insist that they replace the butchered trees? I wonder what morons did the job. They probably didn’t recognise what they were chopping down...couldn’t see the wood for the trees!!

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Marie-Louise. I am pleased to say that they have already replanted 400 saplings with a promise to plant more established trees soon. Huge error on their part. I bet they were hoping to get away with it. They didn't. I appreciate your response. I am a great lover of trees.

Chris

[Marie-Louise.]

Couldn’t have the birds without the trees!

[Chris Shaw]

That is so true :))

[Carola]

Christine, a woman of my tree-hugging sentiments too !!!
I totally agree with your rant, many of my poems are in that realm.
i don't believe it was an accident, they thought they could get away with it, but got found out. maybe they should tie a label to every tree at eye level height.
keep on ranting christine!!!
cheerio carola

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks carola. Always pleased to know a fellow tree hugger. Your thoughts here most appreciated. Good to have a rant now and again. Merry Christmas and all good wishes for Christmas the new year.

Chris

[Gee]

Hmmm, perhaps a new DIY store planned and no place to build it, there is usually some ulterior motive when the fluckers fluck it up.
Good morning Chris, hope you are well.

[Chris Shaw]

All good here Gee and hope the same for you and yours. Huge error on their part which caused outrage. They have already replanted four hundred saplings. That must have cost a bit. Beggars belief doesn't it.

Chris

[John the Baptist]

The outrage underlying these lines almost reaches out and grabs you by the lapels. Of course, what other reaction could be expected from such an action by elected officials. Eight hundred saplings planted by environmentalists! It defies belief. On the other hand, these are politicians, after all.

Flucking? Has an Anglo-Saxon sound to it.

[kentuck14]

sorry to hear of such vandalism . . . a senseless destruction is just pure ignorance, an unseeing eye, an indifference to beauty. How can anyone mistake saplings for weeds!!!???
T

[Chris Shaw]

How can they? I reckon it was deliberate Tom. Being a lover of trees, this act annoyed me so much. Appreciate your visit.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

wow yes, Vandalism of the worst kind...and presumably legal, since the council voted for it.

so sad....i appreciate this....I hate seeing so much beautiful nature destroyed for the sake of commerce.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Incompetence I'm afraid Jacob. They said it was a mistake. Who needs mistakes like that? Many thanks.

Chris

[gram linski]

Great rant, Chris, especially in today's climate, lol, which is getting warmer by the minute, I would give the fuckers a golden raspberry, but they would probably cut that down too,

[Chris Shaw]

Ha ha gram. You are so right. All the best to you over the border.

Chris

[Sami Khalil]

Every time mistakes are made out of ignorance or political reasons, someone else pays. It happens in the States too. Hate to hear that and you voice of truth echoes loud and clear. If people don't rant and rave, nothing will be done. The power of people vs the elites...

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Sami. I am not one to hide my thoughts, so every now and then a little rant might appear in my work. Even if my lines can't impact the event itself, it makes me feel better letting off steam. Good to have you visit.

Chris

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! You are welcome.

[Alexandra G.]

This is a strong poem. You can feel the good vibes and the passion in every word. Nature and life is one of our principle benefactors and beyond many more. Thank you for this beautiful piece. Blessings!

Alexandra

[Chris Shaw]

Hello Alexandra. Many thanks for your encouraging review. Much appreciated.

Chris

[Eilis]

Ah, what an awful turn of events. I’m actually proud of the town I live in because they have a no mow policy in waysides and public lands in an effort to encourage biodiversity and environmental health. It’s a highly populated area, so all the wild spaces feel a bit sacred.

I hate to read this, Chris. I wish people would be held to account when they do things like this. Our so-called public servants are often let off the hook which sends a very strange message. Especially when others are punished severely at times for seemingly trivial things.

I hope the trees will be replaced. Though they will be smaller, at least it would be a start toward a healthier environment.

Great way to shine a light on this subject. Always sad to read about these kinds of things.

[Chris Shaw]

Thanks Eilis. This careless act made me really cross. We should be doing all we can to help our environment. The council, should know better. At least they have acknowledged the mistake and are about to rectify it in some way. Interesting to hear about your public servants. A little rant I had to let out :))

Chris