WOULD THERE BE ANY SOUND MY PEACE WITH TREES

I will never forget a little riddle
I heard when I was only a kiddie
once I thought this little riddle
to be complete foolishness
for wondering if there would
be any sound if a tree fell
to the ground in the forest
and no one was around to hear
the sound of the tree falling
now after I have studied about
the deeper realms of nature
I have found I am truly mystified
beyond my comprehesion
I don't remember where or when
I first heard this little riddle
I can remember hearing
other kids and other people
asking each other this riddle
would there be any sound
if a tree fell in the forest
and no one was around
to hear the once mighty tree
come crashing to the ground
as for me this little riddle
held no mystery at all for I
have been a lumberjack also
I have heard and seen many
mighty trees come crashing down
falling and twisting through
the other trees in the forest
I still feel like I could hear
the mighty trees screaming at me
after I had cut them loose from
their life source their roots
this was a God awful sight
and sound to feel and hear and see
this riddle was so simple to me then
how could there not be any sound
when a mighty tree falls in the forest
if you have ever heard or seen
this God awful sight or sound
it would be very hard to find
argument or mystery to this riddle
of there being any sound when
a once mighty tree came crashing down
twisting and tearing and falling through
the other trees and screaming as it
was losing its life force crashing
to the ground with an awful noise
in the once silent and virgin forest
sometimes I can still hear those
once mighty trees screaming at me
for killing them
a truly unforgetable sound I have
since made peace with all trees however
I didn't ask for or never expect to be
forgiven for the harm I once done to trees
all for a little fucking money
I could have lived without having
when I could have done better for myself
and surely for those once mighty trees
money can make a human being stray
from their true purpose and true self
but if the Creator told me himself
I was forgiven I couldn't forgive myself
I can still hear those trees screaming