Wallow Fire Poem

[coues7]

I feel like this poem by a local 16 year old Eagar kid says it all:

 

Wallow Fire

 

Let’s return the forest to its 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 forest 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 wouldn’t 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 its natural state,

but don’t cry now, it’s already too late.

You wanted a green forest, you wanted it seen,

well take a good look cause black’s the new green!

 

- Carson Lee

 

Thanks Carson!

 

Scott

[.270]

dang, that rhymes and everthing. good job. Lark.

[azslim]

nuff said......

[Lance]

Yes. Well written. Im sorry a 16 year old has to write something like that.

[ultramag]

truth

[Coues Kid]

So True.

[Coues 'n' Sheep]

Whooo Haaa! Git'um Kid! Amazing how clear the truth really is!! Pt managment back in the hands of those who gain from the the renewable rescource and it will be managed like a business... and be best protected! Today our forests are managed by Bureaucrats who are educated beyond their intellegence!!

[izquik72]

Strong words

[Condor]

Very cool, thats why need 4FRI to go into effect.

[dzell]

Another thing the loggers used to fight all the fires and maintenance the forest service roads now you see billions spent watching our forests burn and you need four wheel drive or a quad to go where my grandad would drive his car. Fire them all an confinscate them ugly green trucks send the enviromentalists and animal rites activists to california and make a longer border fence there as bad as the illegals

[Pine Donkey]

Not hard to see that a 16 year old kid who likes in the woods has much more understanding than the feel good enviro-terrorists from the big cities!

[cohntr6]

Has anybody sent that to the Department of the Interior?

Well done!!

Jeff

[devilincatcountry]

Very well said!!! Let the truth be told!! And by a 16 year old, Great work kid!!!

[mcelkhunter]

That is one awesome poem! He should have that published!

[coues7]

Carson read his poem in Show Low today. It is my understanding that he was invited to read it to a few senators and republicans at some sort of meeting.

 

Scott