Black's the new green!

[Rev]

This was written by 13 year old Carson Lee, from Springerville, AZ, and I DO believe it was published in their newspaper up there... thought I would share with you all, he's good !

Let's return the forest to it's natural state
trust me boys, this will be great!
We'll shut down the loggers and cut back the cows,
this will leave more room for wolves and spotted owls.

We will build little roads for ATV's
and big old camps for boats and RV's
We will lift all restrictions of fire laws,
let no loggers in with axes or saws.

Yup, we are goin green that's what they said
send your cattle our way we've got wolves that need fed!
We will put riparian areas for the elk to eat
then make them cowboys keep our fences neat.

We will measure the grass, mark all the trees,
we will count all their cattle and collect our fees.
those loggers make our forests bare,
make it look like a mans head that ain't got no hair.

That's what they said many years ago,
and in takin action they wasn't too slow.
So the grass grew tall the forest got thick
and cowboys and loggers, it made them all sick.

Now we sit here in a smoke covered town,
Forest service trucks runnin' around.
This coulda been stopped, but it would'nt be heard.
those greenies didn't listen, guess they'd rather it burned.

As humans we've failed to protect our land,
so mother nature stepped in and gave us a hand.
But it coulda been stopped by fallin some trees,
and that, I think, now everyone sees.

So there you go, it's in it's natural state,
but don't cry now, it's already to late.
You wanted a green forest, you wanted it seen,
well take a good look, cause black's the new green!

-Carson Lee

[crazell]

that's pretty good .They are only 13. Wow i hope he grows up to make a difference...
Thanks for sharing Rev.

[Stumblin Wolf]

  he started to make me mad until I realized it was satire! Awesome Rev. thanks!

And a FYI...Natives did controlled burning constantly to provide better grazing land for game animals and to control wildfires! Go figgur!

[Bulldog lady]

   Thanks Rev, a good one,  it's fine to help mother nature but we often push her and her animals aside in the name of progress (green).  One fine young man's insite, we should all learn and take heed!  again thanks

[Watauga]

Sadly the best thing in these Issues would be a fair Compromise but that is not done to much any more.