Thursday, February 23, 2006

I Heard The Pine Trees Screaming Comments

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I heard the pine trees screaming,
unmistakable, mournful and shrill.
The roar of the saws was awful,
and I prayed for the trees they’d kill.
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Bruce Bigelow
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Scarlett Treat 23 February 2006

Bruce, I knew this poem would be painful the minute I read the title. When one lives out here in the country as I do, you do hear the trees screaming as they are cut. I know it is a necessary evil, but it hurts none the less. Scarlett

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Mary Nagy 23 February 2006

This is a wonderful poem Bruce! Such a touching look at nature and it's worries. You should read Duncan Wyllie's ''The Call of the forest''.........I think you would appreciate the kindred spirit between the two of you. Sincerely, Mary

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Glenda Shank 23 February 2006

I don't agree with your sentiment, but it is a well written poem.

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