Chapter 132 - Tears for a Hero
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Chapter 132 - Tears for a Hero
Chapter 132 - Tears for a Hero
The tree
Sheds tears
As its leaves
Slowly fall
To the ground
There is no site
Such as this
At any other time
For her leaves
I cry
She sheds her tears
For her friends
Her family
Her loved ones
Her forest
The humans did it
They cut down her people
They chop down her forest
A stump is all thats left
Of anyone she knew
They would come for her now
She knew they would
They came with pots
Instead of saws
They came with shovels
They dug up her roots
She didnt understand
Why dont they just kill me?
She thought
I want to join my brethren!
They put her roots in the pot
Surrounded them with soil
And put her in the back of their truck
They fastened her down
They made sure she would not fall
Youre a lucky one you are!
One human said
A man bought you the other night
Thats where youre goin now. He laughed
Still she did not understand
But as the truck moved away from her forest
She began to
She now knew that these humans
Would plant her somewhere else
Still she shed her tears
Her beautiful leaves falling to the ground
She shed them
And shed them
Until the truck stopped at a great mansion
They hauled her out of the truck
They took her out of the pot
They planted her into the ground
They watered her
Then a man came over
A fine tree she is!
The man said
He paid the men
They went away
Ill be right back. He walked inside
He came out moments later
He sat beneath her branches
He opened a book
He read aloud
She listened
The words inside the book
Set the tree at ease
She no longer shed her tears
For she had none left to spare
The words calmed her
The human came back
Every afternoon
To read to the tree
To hear her sigh
To relax with her
The tree liked this human
She was always glad to see him
Before he left one evening she said to him
You are my hero.
Tears For A Hero
By: Robin Hutchins
Sheds tears
As its leaves
Slowly fall
To the ground
There is no site
Such as this
At any other time
For her leaves
I cry
She sheds her tears
For her friends
Her family
Her loved ones
Her forest
The humans did it
They cut down her people
They chop down her forest
A stump is all thats left
Of anyone she knew
They would come for her now
She knew they would
They came with pots
Instead of saws
They came with shovels
They dug up her roots
She didnt understand
Why dont they just kill me?
She thought
I want to join my brethren!
They put her roots in the pot
Surrounded them with soil
And put her in the back of their truck
They fastened her down
They made sure she would not fall
Youre a lucky one you are!
One human said
A man bought you the other night
Thats where youre goin now. He laughed
Still she did not understand
But as the truck moved away from her forest
She began to
She now knew that these humans
Would plant her somewhere else
Still she shed her tears
Her beautiful leaves falling to the ground
She shed them
And shed them
Until the truck stopped at a great mansion
They hauled her out of the truck
They took her out of the pot
They planted her into the ground
They watered her
Then a man came over
A fine tree she is!
The man said
He paid the men
They went away
Ill be right back. He walked inside
He came out moments later
He sat beneath her branches
He opened a book
He read aloud
She listened
The words inside the book
Set the tree at ease
She no longer shed her tears
For she had none left to spare
The words calmed her
The human came back
Every afternoon
To read to the tree
To hear her sigh
To relax with her
The tree liked this human
She was always glad to see him
Before he left one evening she said to him
You are my hero.
Tears For A Hero
By: Robin Hutchins
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