Heartbreak
for Auburn’s heritage
I think I shall never see
A city more willing to cut a tree
Than Auburn’s war on the Sunbreak
Because solely for the budget’s sake
This slaughter will bring a gigantic fee
Oh, for want of a spotted owl’s nest
That would really put to a thorny test
Whether the city would then destroy
The heritage oak as a taxing ploy
And say killing this tree is best
– Ed Howard