Trees
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By luigi_pagano
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Standing tall in a natural dip
alongside Hadrian's Wall,
an iconic tree, a sycamore,
(300 years old), is no more.
The tree, a beloved landmark,
held a special place in the hearts
of many, but it was deliberately
felled by vandals, it's believed.
The cut-down tree could regrow
as the stump is healthy and they
might be able to coppice the tree
where new shoots grow on the trunk
but it won't be the same again
experts say, shaking their heads
and bemoaning the unexpected
irreparable arboreal deprivation.
Ecologists keep fingers crossed
that other majestic and famous
ancient trees like the Major oak
reputed to have once sheltered
the legendary hero, Robin Hood,
and survived for many centuries,
don't suffer the same tragic end
but can still delight nature lovers
of today and the next generations.
Among the treasured old woods,
to which we all wish a long life,
stands steadfast the eponymous
gnarled pine, the Methuselah,
in a bristlecone forest in the USA.
Let us preserve our forestation
that covers 30% of our planet
so that the climate can stabilise
to prevent the world's demise.
© Luigi Pagano 2023
Inspiration Point: write something with three different trees in it
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Hi Luigi,
Hi Luigi,
that last stanza said it all for me. It's such a tragic loss that the sycamore was chopped down, when will these vandals learn! I wonder if they actually knew how old the tree was when they did this...probably didn't even enter their mind.
Thank you for bringing these trees importance to the forefront, it needed to be said, and was a nice gesture in the form of a poem.
Jenny. xx
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What an absolutely senseless
What an absolutely senseless and awful thing for someone to do! I'm very curious as to why
Nice IP response, thank you Luigi!
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Missed your quick IP
Missed your quick IP responses for a couple of weeks, Luigi. Rhiannon
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