Corpse of a tree

"On my return to an old known road, I witness a tree surrounded with Axes. Caught a word that a new road will be passing through and the timber may be utilized in some bridge. The next time I return, I will trample the corpse of the tree whose shade I had enjoyed."

(The above is the English translation of a piece of poetry in Punjabi that I wrote some time back. The original is available at : http://guljinder.blogspot.com/2007_06_01_archive.html )