Sooke - The Editor, While out for a walk in Steveston the other night, we came across a pending property development near Dyke Road and Number 2 Road.Of course the trees had all been leveled to make room for whatever is to come next, but some unknown person was obviously very moved by the clearcut because they took the time to compose an "Ode To A Tree" which they fastened to the construction fence now surrounding the property.I took a photo of the attached poem which the writer positioned directly in front of a stack of cordwood that was obviously once the tree in question.We found the gesture on the part of the anonymous poet to be quite touching, but once we again we felt (as we always do) choked that slash and burn is now the modus operandi of developers everywhere.I'm attaching the photo of that poem and the stack of wood (the ex-tree) for everyone to enjoy ... especially the developer. Nice going buddy.John CampbellSooke
