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Prasad Nataraj Senior Member
since 2008-05-29
Posts 1149Bangalore,India 
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Something that happened few months back. Uprooted Woke up this early morning to see, Where have you gone my beloved tree? Is this the same place where you used to be? Has someone set your gentle soul free? I know you will not answer back, You have been attacked by some lumber jack, That senseless fool of the first order, He must have had some mental disorder. That day I touched your tender stem, I knew you will grow huge, my dear gem, My Dad's hands with wet red mud, That pit we dug, a small drop of blood. With every ounce of water showered, You grew big and strong, you are not a coward, Your branches grew and reached the sky, You were a treat to watch, at the corner of my eye. Which idiotic lunatic soul wanted your fall? You stood here so handsome and tall, Senseless, heartless moron of them all, His nonsense thinking is nothing but small. You are uprooted and dead now forever, A victim of mans greed and Endeavour, Gone is the cool breeze, those birds that sing, I will never see you again, not even the next spring. Has someone placed Mt.Everest on my heart? How can I see you been dragged in a cart, Can't see this no more, I burst into tears, A barren dusty empty land, in front of me now appears. 21st Nov 2008 @ Prasad.N "Hardwork pays in the long run" |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Sad isn't it when a beautiful piece of nature that took 40 - 50 years to grow gets cut down in 5 minutes. I live in an area where the lumber industry is the main means of living but it's only in the last few years that the government has stopped clear cutting which razes the land. Some areas of the forest need to be thinned out so the rest can grow properly but cutting them all down greedily is a terrible crime. I really enjoyed your poem and the way you presented it. Eric |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
I hate seeing trees cut down too, Prasad, especially for no good reason. Ida |
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
this is so sad....I'm sorry about your tree..  |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
fine tribute to a lost 'tree-friend' ! much applause for this 'penning' !! |
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unboundpoetess Member
since 2008-05-24
Posts 477 |
My oldest son wails each time he sees another acre bare, a victim of progress. I think perhaps your writing hints that it was a touch more than the loss of a beautiful piece of nature. Good effort, Heather |
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Prasad Nataraj Senior Member
since 2008-05-29
Posts 1149Bangalore,India |
Hi Eric, Surely not a pleasant site at all, my dad and I watered them every single day and I used to hug them very often. The time it was brought down, both of us were not around. It all happened in a flash. Thanks for the comments. Hi Ida, I agree, trees should not be cut down without a sensible reason. Thank you for the understanding. Hi SEA, Thank you for comforting words. Hi Adams, A lost true, selfless, always giving friend indeed, thank you for your kind words. Hi Heather, We actually lost our know garden for the widening of the road, much more like losing a many members in a family at the same time. Thank you all for the reading and kind words on my little effort. "Hardwork pays in the long run" |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
This is so sensitive, I am totally supportive of your poem's ideas. beautiful. yann |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo Prasad, That’s the right of eminent domain for you. In some municipalities you would be compensated for your loss. Check it out. Bobby |
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Namyh Senior Member
since 2009-01-20
Posts 988 |
PrasadN - The relentless march of civilization is a lumberjack clearing the land of beauty which Time created to replace it with industry that Man created taking a bite out of the earth when a tree is felled. Our Humanity is diminished one notch with each loss. Enjoyed the craft of your work here Prasad. Namyh |
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Osprey Member
since 2009-04-12
Posts 249 |
We will never learn, Prasad. I once knew of such a tree. As children we called it 'The Old Oak', (I learned in later years that it was a Black Poplar). It homed, over the years: starlings, owls, jackdaws, treecreepers, nuthatches and a host of passing guests. It's now long-gone to asphalt...sad that. Thank you for your poem |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Recentl, my family and I were watching a television show about the felling of giant trees in British Columbia (Canada). I literally felt sick as each one crashed to the ground. I had to stop watching the 'show'. Years ago, we had a ancient oak tree that was in the field behind our house. I loved that tree. It must have been over 200 years old. One morning I was aghast to see that it had been unceremoniously cut down ~ taking with it one more link to the past... I commiserate with your feelings regarding the uprooting of your tree. ~ Very well expressed! Love & Tree Light, Linda |
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k_love_02 Junior Member
since 2008-07-07
Posts 24 |
I really like this....its very sad, but that just makes it all the more emotional and shows you are a true writer. Good job. |
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Prasad Nataraj Senior Member
since 2008-05-29
Posts 1149Bangalore,India |
Hi Yann, Thank you so much for your supportive words. It’s tough to be a sensitive man. Yo Bobby, The loss is beyond any compensation; anyways your words brought a smile to my face.  Hi Namyh, Thank you so much for such lovely comments, true man eating up this earth bit by bit. Hi Osprey, Any tree brought down for no sensible reasoning is bad. Trees are home for millions of creatures’ macro and micro. We are making millions homeless every time we bring down a tree. Thank you for your comments. Hi Linda, Thank you so much for your lovely comment, trees are mans best friends and look what we do to our friends. Greedy man. Hi K_love_02 Thank you for compliment, just wrote from my heart. Thank you all you great kind people here for such beautiful comments, Sunday is much brighter today. Weekend wishes. Truly.Prasad  |
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