the old trees

The old trees stand on the side road

The decades the old trees stood

The falling leaves of many years

The people watch it as they pass by

In fact nobody cares about it

They watch the road hardly on the trees

The old trees give shade along the road

There is no appreciation but complaints

It takes an outsider to appreciate it

The shady shadows against the sun raging light

It gives the people the shade above their heads

If only they stop and smell the aroma of nature

Now some old trees chopped off

The developer wants to expand the road

The shoplots and the new bus station

The old trees had to go

Maybe in 2 years time

The developer will plant trees

When everything is done and completed

Let the shade of trees make the day