There it stood, rustling in the breeze
doing whatever it did to please
watching, waiting, cool and calm
having something to it that did charm
watching, waiting I did too
wondering, nothing, not a clue
I didn’t have leaves that could rustle
the tree didn’t have limbs it could use to hustle
wondering, watching, waiting I did
the amazing tree, there it stood
I ran towards it as the machinery roared
the drivers looking really bored
then along came a bulldozer
suddenly the tree fell over
I sank to the ground
with a moaning sound:
‘The beautiful cherry tree.’
doing whatever it did to please
watching, waiting, cool and calm
having something to it that did charm
watching, waiting I did too
wondering, nothing, not a clue
I didn’t have leaves that could rustle
the tree didn’t have limbs it could use to hustle
wondering, watching, waiting I did
the amazing tree, there it stood
I ran towards it as the machinery roared
the drivers looking really bored
then along came a bulldozer
suddenly the tree fell over
I sank to the ground
with a moaning sound:
‘The beautiful cherry tree.’