I Love Trees

The tree cutters came and did it. I was away the whole month and then when I came back, you were gone. They took you and your companion. They left two stumps where both of you stood. It is beyond horror what I saw that morning. It is just as well I will be moving away. It is too painful to see.

The two of you stood outside, gave us shade from the harsh sunlight and gave the birds fruits and shelter. I never knew your name. I googled you based on the bark you had and the fruits you yielded. You must be from the gum tree family, I thought. I made videos when you danced and your leaves sang on windy days. You gave me respite after long hours at work. You just gave of yourself so quietly while others just took and took and took.

These days I keep the curtains drawn. The sun hurts my eyes. Just as well I'm moving away. You are no longer here with me.

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Cierzo · M

I HATE it when people cut trees, or bushes. It looks like stupid human vanity to me. A tree takes so long to grow. And then some stupid human being comes and in the name of progress or some crap wants to show he is stronger and cuts it in minutes.

I don't want to thing that one day the same happens to the trees below my house, or on the other side of the river. I would be devastate. They do not only belong to the landscape, but to my emotional landscape too. Their sight has given me calm and solace in times of trouble.

novembermoon · 51-55

@Cierzo exactly. Human vanity. Always the same stupid excuse - greed masked as 'progress'. People who kill trees should face the same penalties as people who abuse animals.