With Only Nine Trees Left

Neville


Notice of absence from Neville
If I get the thumbs up tomorrow from my Doc, I hope to be in Miami on Friday for three days before jumping ship and spending three weeks sailing around South America .. Sheesh, what we do to try n get a touch of inspiration eh' .. Take care while I'm away & please forgive any delay in my going quiet for a while .. Hope to return feeling better than I do write at this moment .. AGT's Neville 😎👍

With Only Nine Trees Left

 

It’s no wonder is it surely,

that Gaea is

crying with only nine trees

left and no

bees to cross-pollinate or

to go buzzing

around high and low with

these days ..

In essence, we are all quite

simply fucked ..

Extraordinarily well screwed

so to speak

and stuck fast, in a seriously

dreadful state ..

Why we never did learn in

the first place,

is beyond me and of course,

now far too late

to even consider backtracking ..

 

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 22nd, 2025 07:52
  • Comment from author about the poem: I seriously hope this one speaks for itself as well as for the world in general 🤍
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 44
  • Users favorite of this poem: sorenbarrett, Tristan Robert Lange, Friendship
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  • sorenbarrett

    Mother earth abused, used, left ravished and broken by its children. An error in evolution coming to a dead end. Maybe with time Gaea will spawn a better species to resurrect a dying earth. Nicely done my friend

    • Neville


      Although I'm usually an optimistic optimist, I find myself increasingly fretful of the consequences of sustained neglect plus the anticipated accumulative fallout from clashing ego's and he power mania shared by the BIG bad three .. plus one other, who should also be ashamed of himself .. In the meantime, I plan on continuing to stock the bunker .. Thanks for taking notice brother .. just be sure you are appreciated .. whilst I am still able to appreciate that is .. Neville

      • sorenbarrett

        It is my pleasure my friend. I hope that your last line is not a foreboding message. Hope all is well with you.

      • Doggerel Dave

        'Afraid so, Neville.....

        • Neville



          I fear there is little point in my suggesting that anyone watches this space .. but ta anyway ..

          • Doggerel Dave

            You mean anyone like the big bad three (no four) you mention up further.....

            I watch this space though am unable to do anything more but rant....

            • Neville



              Rant on .. we need more of em .... loads more ..

            • Goldfinch60

              True words Neville, mankind is destroying our world and so few in power seem to care.

              Andy

              • Neville



                Absolutely & the real bad boys seem hell bent on achieving that objective .. Neville

              • orchidee

                And KP's no help either. She's got 8 of those 9 trees in her garden! I'm becoming nuttier than a............!

                • Neville


                  That sounds mor like a furest than a garden ..

                • Tristan Robert Lange

                  Neville, my friend… brutal truth beautifully spoken. “Only nine trees left” is both prophecy and elegy...a line that hums with despair and bitter humor. The world we failed still finds her voice in yours. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

                  • Neville



                    Without wishing to repeat myself .. thank you, thank you, thank you brother T .. Neville 🐧🖤🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐧🖤🐈‍⬛🐧🐧🖤😎👍

                  • Poetic Licence

                    As sad as it is we proclaim to be an intelligent species, yet we put so much effort into destroying the very fabric of what gives us life. I hope nature finds a way to recover from our continued destruction of it, but that may well be in vein, hope you keeping well

                    • Neville


                      Thank you for your visit, associated insight & concern brother poet .. I am beginning to feel more my old self, so thanks again .. Neville 😎👍

                      • Poetic Licence

                        You are very welcome

                      • rebellion_in_sanity

                        “Extraordinarily well screwed—so to speak. I find the injection of that one word quite… Extraordinary. Kindly pardon my simple mind. The theme is close to my heart, and I confess to a persistent pessimism. Fortunately—or unfortunately—the poem seemed to echo my bleak faith in our venerable leaders.

                        Why does the word venerable bring to mind venereal disease? Kindly pardon my poor English.

                        • Neville



                          Thanks for taking part in my little social exercise .. I get confused over some words in my own language too .. sometimes .. Neville 😎👍

                        • Friendship

                          Well-written, your poem explores themes of environmental degradation and the profound sense of loss associated with the destruction of nature. It reflects on humanity's failure to protect the environment, emphasizing a feeling of despair regarding the future of the planet.

                          • Neville



                            Many serious thank you's my friend .. I am so glad that you see it my way .. Neville 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌳🌳🌲🌳🌲👍

                          • rhmn_7

                            Yes, we have f'up big time but nature will come back despite all I want to believe. Nicely written Neville!

                            • Neville



                              Many thanks for stopping by .. I share that hope rhmn_7 .. take care out there & write on .. Neville 👍

                            • NafisaSB

                              you have nailed it so well, and i hope your call awakens the slumbering majority

                              • Neville



                                Thanks a million I hope so too .. keeping fingers crossed but holding out much hope .. Neville 🤞

                                • NafisaSB

                                  i share these sentiments..
                                  take care

                                • arqios

                                  This is really hard hitting. A raw, honest, timely and powerful expression. I love how you gave Gaea a voice and didn’t hold back on the urgency. It’s a tough truth, but you’ve captured it with such clarity. Thanks for sharing this with us. 🙏🕊️

                                  • Neville


                                    No sir .. thanks for homing in 😎👍



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