Tree Caperose or Startree

In the middle of nowhere 1 plant fenced off.
Moribund.
Where have all the seedlings gone? Time is passing!

What is the sense of it? Its is like protecting grandpa and killing the kids. The old must go: the future belongs to the youth. BURN BURN BURN!
Where has all the fire gone? Time is passing!

Does no one understand Fynbos and Renosterveld anymore?
When did people get so disconnected with the veld that they believe the rubbish the legislators in Pretoria have decided about fire?
Where have all the wise ones gone? Time is passing!

The locals call it Sterreboom and revere it like a very old dying man that they try and keep alive and promote and sell and brand, while no one cares about the next generation.
Where has the next generation gone? They are the future.

When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?