I Could Never See a Poem as Lovely as a Tree

Trees and rainforests are very important in our lives. We get medicinal products, raw materials for construction and furniture, and of course for us students, PAPER. The tree, like any other things are very, very important. Without them there will be nothing that will hold the soil to prevent soil erosion. They serve as shade whenever the weather is very hot because under the trees, it is very cool and relaxing. Most people sit under the tree to think, write or even for relaxation. I myself am a tree lover. You know why? It is because I love the environment. Drawing is my form of self expression. That’s why, the theme of my drawings are always about the environment, especially trees. The first thing that comes into my mind when I start drawing is the image of a tree, a stout and sturdy tree. It is because, I feel relaxed seeing a tree and thinking of the coolness beneath its strong and sturdy branches, and the leaves rustling above you. It just relaxes me. Sometimes, I think about being an environmentalist. It may be a very difficult job, but if you are dedicated, it would see like a hobby to you. Trees are the most common things that come into our mind when we say “Rain Forest”. A rain forest is a place where we see mostly trees and other plants. We also encounter some wild animals (some of them endangered). Trees are most commonly the shelter of some animals like birds, insects, lizards and other small and medium creatures that live within this planet.

It just so happens that trees in our country are decreasing in number because of people who indiscriminately cut trees. They do not think of the effects that will come our way if there are already no trees that will hold the soil. A very big issue is illegal logging especially in the provinces in the Visayas and Luzon. We have heard about mud slides especially the one that happened in Guinsaugon, Leyte last year. There were millions of casualties and families lost their source of livelihood including their homes. It is true about the unwritten law of nature that “Mother nature knows best”. Because of people who take everything for granted, lives must be offered to replace what they have destroyed. Because of what other people do, including those very selfish politicians, trees in our country are getting lesser than it used to be years ago. Yet, there are still those who use their power and instead of their lives taken, the innocent are the ones being made as offering in exchange for what others have done to Mother Nature.

What we should do now is to start to help in the rehabilitation of our forests. This program has been done by our government to save our forests. One example is the rehabilitation in La Mesa in the Luzon area also to save the shortage of their water supply in Luzon. Another thing we should do is to help in the government’s fight against illegal logging and to put those who are responsible for the losing of our forests in prison. You know what I think should be done to these people? They must be thrown in the middle of the forest and be left there alone as a punishment for what they have done (LOL, very brutal).