You’re poem hits the nail on the head. I definitely identify with your poem. Grady and I had the same experience. We built our house in 1998. We backed up to 40 acres of woods. We had foxes and numerous animals and birds.
And in a few years came the gas well boom. It turned out to be a blessing for us. As the gas was drilled numerous trees were cut down. Looks like a park now. No more foxes. We still have a lot of wild animals and birds. the land has been zoned for agriculture. So, no more houses behind us.
My, that was painful to read. However, I find myself being even more grateful for the trees God allows to remain standing. That was also my recourse when our ice storm took down trees earlier this year.
Oh Jared... I have just gone through this pain too. A huge lot close to my home that was supposed to be community land was recenty developed. It broke my heart. It was filled with Mediterranean pines and olive trees...and birds and insects, turtles and even a hedgehog or two...Where did the animals go? And the trees, the beautiful living trees that are so valuable in the middle of a city on so many levels. I mourn them every day and can't walk up the hill to see the land now covered with a huge and very expensive development... I think those who buy apartments there will never realize the true cost cutting down those trees was to all who knew the beautiful place full of life it was before. Thank you for your poem...🫒🕊
To borrow from Joni Mitchell, we pave paradise to put up a parking lot. With all the data center hoopla, this has certainly been on my mind lately!
Oh, that’s a perfect line. Prophetic even.
You’re poem hits the nail on the head. I definitely identify with your poem. Grady and I had the same experience. We built our house in 1998. We backed up to 40 acres of woods. We had foxes and numerous animals and birds.
And in a few years came the gas well boom. It turned out to be a blessing for us. As the gas was drilled numerous trees were cut down. Looks like a park now. No more foxes. We still have a lot of wild animals and birds. the land has been zoned for agriculture. So, no more houses behind us.
Keep writing!
Thanks for sharing, Fran.
I feel this in my bones. Thank you. 💔
Glad it spoke to you!
My, that was painful to read. However, I find myself being even more grateful for the trees God allows to remain standing. That was also my recourse when our ice storm took down trees earlier this year.
Indeed.
Oh Jared... I have just gone through this pain too. A huge lot close to my home that was supposed to be community land was recenty developed. It broke my heart. It was filled with Mediterranean pines and olive trees...and birds and insects, turtles and even a hedgehog or two...Where did the animals go? And the trees, the beautiful living trees that are so valuable in the middle of a city on so many levels. I mourn them every day and can't walk up the hill to see the land now covered with a huge and very expensive development... I think those who buy apartments there will never realize the true cost cutting down those trees was to all who knew the beautiful place full of life it was before. Thank you for your poem...🫒🕊
Thanks for reading and sharing. The older I get, the more I understand why Tolkien was so fascinated by trees!
I so agree! I can never go downtown without visiting a 1500 year old olive tree…🫒 that still gives olives!