It’s such a big arse tree
Dangerous
An eyesore
The roads unsafe
Yesterday a branch dropped
Caused a huge bottleneck
It’s served its purpose
Cut it down
It’s old and brittle.
Its time to move on.
It’s too gigantic
Gangly, ugly
We could build ten units
Around where its roots grow.
It attracts thousands
It’s worth millions
A part of our cultural heritage
Its nature in its magnificence
It’s worth saving
It’s unique
Beautiful
Breathtaking
We’re known for it
Take it away we’re nothing.
Debate was passionate
Council was driven by greed
Political correctness
What if this happened, that happened,
Who’d pay, who’ll pay to save it?
With chain saws came chained protestors
The passionate camped there day and night
Impasse.
The King stepped in
He had played in the tree as a boy
He liked how it was now used
He made a royal decree
The tree must be preserved at all costs
He would pay for its upkeep.
His kingdom celebrated
His opponents returned to plot again
As fireworks marked the end of all discussion.
Written for: http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/photo-challenge-12/
Morpethroad 
I love how you show all the different POVs great job!
Thanks Yves, great photo to work from.
I’m not a tree hugger, but I think it should stay.
Thank you Jenny I do too.
Thank goodness for royalty in this case! Lovely write, as always!
Thank you CC lovely to have you visit.
Trees should always be saved if possible. And that is a big arse tree! lol Great story Michael. I’m glad the King saved it.
Thanks Jackie, I appreciate you commenting. I’m glad he did too. And yes it is a big tree.
This was a very interesting read . . . I was afraid the profiteers would win out. Here, Here, for the King! I hope the plotters are found out and put away in irons. Guess I’m a tree hugger at heart.
In the real life scenario I am thinking of the tree huggers lost out in the end. But the area has been turned into a lovely area, surprisingly. Thanks so much for your comment.
I was totally stumped (pardon the pun)with that photo…you managed to write a lovely story…definitely, the tree must stay.
One would hope so, impressive isn’t it. Thanks for your comment Oliana.
I will hug that tree to keep it!
Every tree hugger will be there with you RoSy.