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Trillium 
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA 
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I know that someday I will cry hot tears, As land I've come to love just disappears. When people move into the woods and plains, So little of the natural world remains And while it causes pain within my core, Affects the creatures living here much more. Though I can move into a house in town, Where do they go when the last tree comes down? Each year I see new inroads that are torn From places where the wilderness was born. The beaver that once teemed all through this land, Succumbed beneath the weight of man's cruel hand And deer we used to see most every day, Are hunted out or driven far away. No longer do the elk, the moose and bear, Lead simple lives and even in their lair, Some animals are hunted just the same, By packs of hunting dogs. It seems a shame We cannot share the wilderness that they Have lived in countless years before our day. I pray we learn and leave more wilds to show The world that God created, long ago. Betty Lou Hebert Published on The Typewriter's.com 2000 [This message has been edited by Trillium (edited 05-18-2001).] |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
Good poem Betty and timely. I don't know the answer. There should be room for all. Joyce |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
You've touched on a very sad but true thing. It is a shame as we waste away what we've been given by God. In our "infinite" wisdom, we seem to destroy. I came in to Illinois a few years ago by plane from Georgia, and was dumbfounded when I looked out the windows from above and saw mostly concrete. There was very little green. It's sooooooooo different going back the other way, as there was lots of land compared to here. It is really sad that the animals are being pushed from their homes. Very touching and compassionate piece! <*\\\>< |
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ellie LeJeune Member Elite
since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156King of Prussia, PA USA |
beautifully written but so very sad as well...I wish we knew the answers! Prayer, much prayer. Ellie A friend hears the song in my heart, and sings it to me when my memory fails. |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Thank you all for reading and feeling the purpose of this poem. I see the diminishing of wildlife and wild lands every year where we live and it makes me so sad. So little that we can do to combat it too. Betty Lou Hebert |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
So true, so true. Man and his machinery will destroy every inch of the natural wonder of mother nature's land if we are not careful. Hopefully they will realize it before there is nothing left. Excellent write.  All writing comes |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Lone Wolf: Thank you for commenting and understanding! Betty Lou Hebert |
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