The War Against the Trees

The speaker in this poem describes the destruction of a piece of land as bulldozers tear up hedges, flowers, and century-old elm trees. The speaker also reminisces about the children who once played games on this land. From the viewpoint of one of those children, who is now an adult, write a letter to the editor of the town’s paper in response to the destruction of this natural space. In your letter, you should take a stand on the issue of the conflict between nature and technology and express whether or not you think that natural landscapes should be sacrificed to development. Reference specific details from the poem in your letter.