Where chain saws massacre with teeth that rip,
The green receding rain forest deeply grieves:
Birds dart like piercing pains, and teardrops drip
From plaintive plants and sharp lamenting leaves;
They tremble on each pointed, tender tip;
And as the saw eviscerates and cleaves,
The toppled trees are heard to screech and wail
Like mourners underneath nights lacey veil.
While gnashing, greedy teeth growl angrily
And grind incisors slicing through the bone,
Beneath the rain forest’s torn up canopy,
Just like bereaving widowers who groan
And sob at gravesides uncontrollably,
The trembling ancient banyan trees bemoan
The fate of their companions, like the fern
That greedy corporate bastards slash and burn.
The plaintive rain forest seems to weep in streams,
Fronds tremble with tremendous tears that fall;
The dewy flowers cry; the howler screams,
And anguished lemurs shriek and caterwaul;
The distant falls are gushing sobs it seems,
And even pumas just like babies bawl-
For really it’s beyond a crying shame
How fiendish demons set the forest aflame.
Like savages, they ravage sacred grounds,
And steamroll Eden for their greedy gains;
They bulldoze over beauty that abounds
Deep in the tear-drenched forest of the rains,
Where echo the heart-wrenching, mournful sounds,
More painful than slow funeral refrains-
But still, these rude barbarians refuse
To hear the disappearing rain forest blues.
Author notes
Option # 15-28) " We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren, and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who cannot speak for themselves, such as the birds, animals, fish and trees."
-Qwatsinas- (Hereditary Chief Edward Woody) -Nuxalk Nation
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I loved the feeling that you put into this, and the words you used portrayed what this poem is about perfectly. I thought that the rhyming was very good, you managed to keep it up through all of the verses, and it didn't often sound forced. It was a very strong and powerful poem, and it's flow was very good. Nice write!
Good luck and thanks for entering!
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This is very strong and packs quite the emotional punch. I thoroughly enjoyed the internal rhyme along with the ending rhyme of the lines. Reminscent of the lifeflow of the rainforest...of the world.
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This was amazing. I cried, nad I never cry over poems. lol I love the imagery.. I could see and hear the destruction and I could see the heartless workers doing this as the animals went mad. You did wonders with the rhyming. Great write and good luck.
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Very touching. Great emotional piece.
I really like how you express the fact that trees may have feelings. I believe everything alive has feelings even if we cannot always sense them. I hope your cries against the indifference mankind shows to his enviroment crosses past the eyes of those corporate bastards.
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wonderful write, almost too painfull to read
Anyone who goes for a flat pack, or renews /throws out things because they are no longer in fashion, or comfort buys, may as well be wealding the saw
God forgive us for we know not what we do
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