Hacked at the roots, chainsaw to the core
Cold breeze made me leave, no branches no more
I fall, I fall, I fall,
Started as a seed grounded and grew larger
By the salty water watching seals in the harbor
I grew, I grew, I grew
Weathered many years, I gave oxygen to the air
Had plenty of space for many critters to live and share
So tall, So tall, So tall,
My foundation was purchased, I was just in the way
Wildlife loved me, the new folks didn’t want me to stay
I knew, I knew, I knew,
Quiet mornings became loud by that peninsula
Summer days I gave shade from the high temperature
I saw, I saw, I saw,
The tools to my demise pulled up in a truck to remove me
Out flew the birds and wildlife that had soothed me
So blue, so blue, so blue,
The sky was blue that day as limb by limb I was cut
As I was taken from the very place that I was stuck
I fall, I fall, I fall
BY: Joshua P. Dannenberg












