Helpless a stump does sit suffering from decay,
on the rugged part of the hillside where loggers had cut away.
Glorious the trees did stand along the rocky ridge,
as long as the eye could see from the river to the bridge.
Time, and time again their beauty had been praised,
but the loggers saw had chopped their limbs in total disgrace.
I see a shameful reflection in the look of a saddened tree,
if only man had kept his values for all the world to see.
......
O I have yet seen a giant so great reveal its natural beauty,
with pride above all surroundings it stands, constant but fairly moody.
Its eyes from high above they watch but not a word they speak.
Snow covered tops in spring shall thaw flooding the lengthy creek.
Rising above the clouds gloriously standing tall,
its rocky skin wears many colours in spring, winter and fall.
Its surface bares scars of time and trails of a thousand charts.
......
Helpless a stump does sit suffering from decay,
on the rugged part of the hillside where loggers had cut away.
Glorious the trees did stand along the rocky ridge,
as long as the eye could see from the river to the bridge.
Time, and time again their beauty had been praised,
but the loggers saw had chopped their limbs in total disgrace.
I see a shameful reflection in the look of a saddened tree,
if only man had kept his values for all the world to see.
......
O I have yet seen a giant so great reveal its natural beauty,
with pride above all surroundings it stands, constant but fairly moody.
Its eyes from high above they watch but not a word they speak.
Snow covered tops in spring shall thaw flooding the lengthy creek.
Rising above the clouds gloriously standing tall,
its rocky skin wears many colours in spring, winter and fall.
Its surface bares scars of time and trails of a thousand charts.
......