In the Distance

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On my walk this morning,

I heard a chain saw 

buzzing in the distance.

The saw continued.

Then there was a short silence,

followed by a huge crash 

of a giant tree falling down. 

Someone somewhere thought 

they had the perfect right to cut that tree

since they have Human papers on the Land.

Someone somewhere will think 

they have the perfect right 

to buy wood products 

because they have the cash 

stuffed in their hands.

I have. 

We have noted 

a considerable amount 

of the forest south of us 

has been carved up for wood.

The place which was serene before 

has become a war zone.

When will the destruction stop?

Or when will it slow?

When will we Humans 

see the pain of the Earth?

When will we hear 

the Trees and all the living Beings 

cry out?

When will we realize

those Trees trap carbon dioxide,

a major contributor 

to climate change and global warming.

I pray it's soon.

The Humans are running out of time 

to turn this puppy around.

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Glinda Crawford, 2012

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