I much prefer the politics of trees <br />They haven’t got any, you see <br />They just grow <br />Minding their own business <br />Taking in the sun <br />Giving breath to all life <br />At home, their sturdy place in the world <br />Content <br /> <br />Until some fool human <br />Chops them down for <br />Kindling. <br /> <br /> <br />(Previously published in The Short North Gazette, Nov.2001)<br /><br />Laurence Overmire<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-politics-of-trees/
