A Gong For A Wrong

A little rant from a tree lover.

Congratulations to our local council,
who have exceeded themselves by far.
I award a shiny gold star for your
level of sheer incompetence.

You have to be pretty dense I think
to destroy eight hundred saplings
without a thought, planted by
volunteers of a woodland trust.

Try as I must, I can't contemplate
how anyone could chop down
a flucking forest, each little tree
of five years standing.

In one almighty swoop, managing
to wipe out the equivalent of four
thousand years of tree growth
while doing routine clearance.

That has to be one of the best acts
of vandalism I have come across,
knocks spots of grafitti on the odd
wall or two which can be erased.

A case of they couldn't see the trees
for the nettles they were attempting to weed, so much for routine parks
maintenance.

Reviews

[Lorry]

Well, as you know Chris, as someone who has more than a passing acquaintance with the forrestry commission, i can very much flucking believe their levels of incompetence and beauroc... Bewroc... arse over tit levels of rules for rules sake... Or perhaps its just having to justify their own existence by thinking out loud, way too loudly, whilst others are present, whose own incompetence they dont want known, so they just agree with the flucking idiot, making more flucking idiots and less sense.
Add the woodland trust into the mix and now you have a flock of flucks.
I better shut up now, my boss may be reading this 😀

[Chris Shaw]

I think Lorry you have summed up the situation well. Without doubt there were a flock of flucks involved here. That stupidity couldn't have been down to one solitary flucker. They move in packs:)) I knew you would see this my way. Have a good week-end my friend.

Chris

[Lorry]

That has become my all time favourite flucking word, beating even barstewarding and aerosoles. They will from now on and forevormore be flucking barstewarding aerosoles 😀

[Chris Shaw]

:))...................

[Mark Tisdale]

I would agree that your council sounds incompetent, but this is a Facebook post with line breaks not a poem.

[Chris Shaw]

So sorry you don't like my poetry. There are plenty of other poets on wc who I'm sure you will find meet your expectation of what poetry is.
I look forward to reading some of yours with interest.


Chris

[Fabian G. Franklin]

The destruction of trees is never a rewarding venture. Yet, we build fires and houses in which to build our fires and furniture to sit upon while we watch the fires burn, all from trees.

[Chris Shaw]

You are of course correct Fabian, and we enjoy those fires and homes built from wood as well. Destruction of trees, though on a mass scale, particularly when it comes to the rain forests has always been a no no for me. Wood of course is beautiful to work with, especially when it comes to furniture. I find as I have grown older, the environment has become more of a concern to me. Many thanjs for your visit.

Chris

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I completely understand. I have a fruit bowl made from a single, solid piece of Teak. I didn't buy it though. I'm against cutting the rain forest. But I do wipe it with oil to preserve it and it's a treasured possession.

[Chris Shaw]

One of our trees in the garden died. A damson that had been a friend for many years. We had to cut it down. I kept a piece of the wood as a souvenir. Maybe I can turn it into something. That would be a creative way of remembering that tree apart from the poetry I have written about it :)

[Stella Armour]

They will no doubt be complaining about the land flooding soon then.
As i understand it if someone wants chop down a tree on their property they have to get permission these days and agree to plant another tree somewhere else or in a different part of the garden .

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Stella for calling on my little rant. This was such a gross act of incompetence. It appears they have one rule for themselves and another for us. Hope all is good with you my friend.

Chris

[barleygirl]

This is a well-justified & crystal clear rant. We are all all-in! You have shown this to be the mind-boggling clusterfuck that it really is, without even going ballistic or nasty. I admire you that pristine indignation. I think we could use more of this over here, where mutual mud-slinging never leaves an opening for lessons learned. I love how you include so much detail, like who planted the trees & the total tree growth having been blasted off. It's utterly sickening. The more specific such a critical piece tells the story, the more outraged it makes us feel (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Margie. It was the scale that really got to me. All those volunteers giving their time to improve the environment in contrast with the crass stupidity of our council. Appreciate your visit and you listening to my little rant.

Chris

[Dave Brown]

A very well needed reprimand
Should be mounted on a billboard
Hard to believe

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Dave. It is hard to believe. Not surprised they tried to keep it quiet.

Chris

[augustus]

Anyone who defends trees deserves the highest praise. Loudly from the rooftops, please - SAVE OUR TREES!

[Chris Shaw]

Hello Augustus. Pleased to meet a fellow tree lover. Thank you so much for your visit and your continued support.

Chris

[Jimmy Yetts]

I take it this heartbreaking act was performed by a government agency.
Someday--hopefully--all will learn that government is neither reason nor competence, it is force!
Whomever the destroyer was, here, Christine, you related the atrocity powerfully and with poetic eloquence.

[Lea Sheryn]

An excellent rant about the incompetence of a city counsel.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks Lea for responding to my little rant. Much appreciated.

Chris

[Lea Sheryn]

You're welcome. We all need to rant.

[Ted Kniffen]

These will be the same incompetent idiots who'll spend thousands to plant more trees to offset the weather (sorry, can't call it "climate change").
Alas stupidity knows no bounds.

Good rant Chris.

[Chris Shaw]

This council is beyond a joke. If the tree situation isn't bad enough, their management of the roads in the town centre are abysmal. Traffic constantly at a standstill and needlessly so. Appreciate your response Ted.

Chris

[DIVYA]

Your poetic voice is strong and resonates within the reader here, Chris. The sheer disappointment and dismay comes through. Such carelessness is so criminal, especially when a global ecological crisis is looming in our face and trees are so vital to earth’s sustenance. You make your point with great eloquence and with the right amount of force. It all comes through beautifully. Kudos!

[Chris Shaw]

You of course raise some very important issues DIVYA. We should all be planting more trees not destroying them. Thank you for your lovely review.

Chris

[DIVYA]

Yes, every drop makes the ocean. You’re most welcome, dear friend.