December 2024

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Poetry

An Ode to Tree Hugging

By

Simon

Simon writes from Cessnock Prison in NSW.

'Lonely Tree' by York, acrylic on canvas, Boom Gate Gallery

In the past, I laughed at tree huggers,

Sandalwood-scented hippy buggers.

But all that hatred was ill-fated

Now that I'm incarcerated.

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‘Coz I've had a chance for my mood to settle,

After six long years in a sea of metal.

I know the second that I'm free

I'll go straight up and hug a tree!

Date Published

November 11, 2025

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