PETRIFIED WOOD
WHAT FRIGHTENED IT
WHY WOULD IT TURN TO STONE
I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE IT
WHY CAN'T THEY LEAVE TREES ALONE
THOSE POOR TREES CAN'T ESCAPE WITH EASE
THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH STUCK IN PLACE
SCARING THEM IS SUCH A DISGRACE
Author's Notes/Comments:
PETRIFIED WOOD WAS STUCK IN MY HEAD AND THIS IS WHAT CAME OUT... WHEN I THINK OF PETRIFIED I THINK OF VERY SCARED...IT SEEMS A WEIRD WAY TO DESCRIBE WOOD...I THINK MAYBE PETRIFIED FORESTS WERE USED IN SCARY FAIRY TALES BUT NOT REALLY SURE OF THE ORIGIN OF EITHER PETRIFIED WOOD OR FORESTS....MIGHT BE INTERESTING TO FIND OUT...HOW THAT WHOLE TERM CAME ABOUT...GOOGLED AND FOUND THIS ABOUT THE PETRIFIED FOREST..WOW.... History of the Petrified forest
The Petrified Forest, in Calistoga, California holds one of the finest examples in the world of a preserved ancient forest. This unique site at the gateway to the Napa Valley was created following a violent volcanic explosion 3.4 million years ago.
