City trees, weak and stunted, bear relentless mockery by country and wild cousins, though everyone agrees that suburban trees are least esteemed, paltry excuses overcompensating for their deficits in diversity (of size or shape) with excess pageantry
The enlightened ones, city and suburban, wave manicured tips, speaking in whispered thrums - how relieved they are not to be unprotected forest trees, in constant danger of the ravages of capitalism and neglect
The forest trees laugh at their ignorant cousins - they know the freedom of the wild places where true peace can be found; they will gladly face the danger proudly rooted, in wild ground
The older trees, between naps, wheeze of many, many springtimes ago, of cleaner air and bigger trees, of simpler lives and clearer skies and creatures long since gone; they know change will come, And change will go, and Still they will root on