The Last Tree in the City

Last Tree in the City          by Peter Carnavas

Edward lived in the city.

It was a place of concrete and cars,

a world without colour.

But Edward knew a part of the city that wasn’t like the city at all.

At the end of his street surrounded by old buildings stood the last tree in the city. 

Edward would forget the concert and the cars. 

He would forget the city altogether. 

For a small moment everyday Edward knew nothing but the tree.

Then the day arrived. 

When the tree was gone.

Without the tree, Edward’s days were empty.

He had nowhere to go.

But one day, he started pedalling anyway.

At the end of the street surrounded by old buildings, 

something warmed his heart.

A piece of the tree lay before him.

There was colour in the leaves.

Edward tried to think of a place in the city to plant his tree.

By the next morning he knew just what to do.

Edward knew a part of the city that wasn’t like the city at all 

and he carried it everywhere.

Then something wonderful happened. 

- The End -