Soldier Right Outside

The wind blows hard And the trees are shaken In the fall they loose their leaves To bare the winter naked The trees shiver slightly As the ice forms on their branches The snow lays so lightly And glistens in the sun The trees have a strong foundation When all other forces of nature attack Like soldiers for our nation They will not back down from a fight Every spring they are green once more They have withstood the winter Their beauty is held in store Until warm months are there The trees thrive on the rain It brings them life in summer days It relieves them of their pain They survive another season The trees change there outfit They look like pumpkin pie, and pilgrims Though still they never sit They are always standing tall, until... The trees Are cut by humans They fall down to their knees The one force they cannot withstand The trees provide us shelter But how do we repay them? We stick them in a fire, and watch them swelter The trees are strong, but not strong enough The trees can't stop us They just don't know So this is why I'm making a fuss Save the trees... before they all go...