Once there was a massive tree 

 

Which gave much fruit for free 

 

But one day it stopped 

 

And the only things it dropped 

 

Were the leaves that once had adorned it  

 

 

 

The people were in grief 

 

For they thought there was a thief 

 

That had stolen all their resources 

 

 

 

The truth of its decay 

 

Was the fault for their delay  

 

In making sure the tree was healthy