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The Giving Tree

The dude was rude,
  he hacked and hewed,
then slumped on the stump.
  (The tree was a chump.)

What is the moral
  for everything floral
that covered the acres?
  Beware of the takers!

Author notes

Much as I like Shel Silverstein (and I really do), I never understood the message of the giving tree. I mean, is the moral "let the man stick it to ya, then when he comes back for more, let 'im stick it to ya again"? Just my take on it.

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  • Bull3t2b1n0ry
    April 5

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    the story is a tale of the relationship between a father or mother and a son think about it and reread the story maybe then you will have something interesting for me to read

    • Epistomolus silver member
      April 5
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      Or is it an allegory about mankind's rape of the land, and the devastation left behind? Read the story again and think about it. Maybe then you will have an interesting contest in which I can participate.

      One thing about literature - any literature - is that it may evoke more than one response, and all responses are legitimate, though not necessarily the same as yours.

      Thanks for the comment!

      ~Epistomolus

      • Epistomolus silver member
        April 8
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        [Bull3t2b1n0ry removed this poem from his contest, upon seeing my response.]