Walter and the Tree

When Walter walks he walks alone
down narrow streets of cobblestone
that last line was not my own
and it is what makes this first verse get thrown

When Walter walks he walks alone
he puts his feet in shoes of stone
he throws the leaves and leaves are thrown
oh that last line has made me groan

When Walter walks he walks alone
It's the only way he's ever known
he feels the wind on his cheekbone
and then he goes off and blindly gets stoned

Boooo! Booo! Booo! Ok last try:

Walter walked through the small town alone
the hamlet felt good like it could be his own
how long he'd been here was somewhat unknown
his short memory had 'no good' muscle tone

he comes to the Tree, hanging limb by limb
he leans against it; it speaks out to him
"where are you going, lost human soul
and why did you pass that telephone pole?

that's where the bus stops on nights like this
when a human's adrift, then something's amiss..."
Walter looked up, wondering what he just heard
and tried to discourse, but the cat had his word

"I see what's the matter, " considered the Tree
"you prefer silence, your voice not to be.
Well, sit down for awhile and lean against me
I'll give you advice and you can agree."

For hours and hours Walter sat there
The moon came up, there were stars in the air
the Tree just kept giving prescription and caution
and going over life's every possible option

Walter just leaned, sometimes listened closely
the words went by like a humming tune, mostly
at last Tree fell quiet in the soft blowing wind
Walter wondered if he should try talking again

just then 'round the corner a man sprinted toward them
bare feet on the sidewalk in the streetlight so dim
he dropped something metal and stooped to reclaim
then he saw Walter, who looked like fair game

The man, a good thief, stole Walter's shoes
Walter was frantic and then was confused
he stood up and raised his hands as to yell
but before he could cry, on his knees the man fell

on his back was a rather large limb from the Tree
it had the man pinned to the sternest degree
In his hands Walter's thousand-mile shoes were clasped
Walter reached, saw the man's face and gasped....