A poem for Arbor Day about the value of uncut trees:
As you hike through public
land
Reserved for public good,
Be aware that public air
Outbids the price of wood.
Remember life is brief, is
fragile,
Dangling in a breeze,
As you breathe in oxygen
You owe to uncut trees.
© by Nicholas Gordon
Audio and Video Music: White River. By Aakash Gandhi. Music free to use at YouTube.
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