Something I once worte for someone who isn't there anymore

AN ENVIRONMENTALIST’S LOVE SONG

By Umair Ishaq Khan

Standing there so firm and tall,

Was once my heavenly doll;

She was there for me through rain and shine,

She belonged to me, I called her mine;

Dressed in green in all her majesty,

She was more beautiful than anything could be;

I talked to her whenever I was sad,

She was a patient listener and never made me feel bad;

Now she’s gone I don’t know where,

As I stand so lonely here;

They said she’ll be back within a year or two,

But till then, what am I to do?

A little one stands now in her place,

But in my heart she can never be replaced;

How could they be so utterly mean?

To cut down a tree so innocently green.