The Man and the Wood
A Man came into a Wood one day with an axe in his hand, and begged all the Trees to give him a small branch which he wanted for a particular purpose. The Trees were good-natured and gave him one of their branches.
What did the Man do but fix it into the axe head, and soon set to work cutting down tree after tree.
Then the Trees saw how foolish they had been in giving their enemy the means of destroying themselves.
Thoughts
What a sad truth. Foolish trees but it's hard to fault them for their kind acts. But I guess a moral could be, always stay on guard, or stranger danger haha. I imagine Lord of the Rings like trees, but those were aggressive. Men carry on this tradition of the destruction of nature till this day. It is a reoccurring fact on this earth. Maybe one day our demise?
A Trumpeter, prisoner made,
Hoped his life would be spared when he said
He'd no part in the fight,
But they answered him: "Right,
But what of the music you made?"
Songs may serve a cause as well as swords
Thoughts
I love poetry like this. Such short passages that still make one think and decode them with every selection of word and diction. This is a story of war. There was an earlier tale I read in which I'm sure the trumpeter was executed as he was treated just as if he was a soldier. He was on the battlefield after all. He may have supported the cause. At least a noble death could have fell upon him if he did not reason as to not being a warrior of his land. Those might be medieval thoughts though haha. Is the trumpet a weapon? Are war cries and war songs deadlier than the sword? Perhaps. Inspiration can breath fire into a man. If many men feel the passion an army could win by spirit. Perhaps the trumpet really is more dangerous than the sword.
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