by B. R. GOWANI
A 650-tonne tulip tree complete with the entire root system, thought to be about 100 years old, was uprooted in the western Ajaria region of Georgia and was transported upright by boat along Georgia’s Black Sea coast to a private park of Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billinoaire and former prime minister of Georgia PHOTO/BBC
Georgia’s richest man, Bidzina Ivanishvili, at his offices overlooking the capital, Tbilisi PHOTO/Justyna Mielnikiewicz/Georgian Journal
“A glassy fortress acts as home and business center for the billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili. The complex offers views of Tbilisi and of the palace of former President Mikheil Saakashvili.” PHOTO/Justyna Mielnikiewicz/The New York Times
money gives power and power ruins the reasoning power
it equally affects Ivanishvili or owner of Trump Tower
Georgia’s richest man made billions during USSR demise
who, in his $50 million house can’t hear trees’ cries
in 2012, he became premier with the help of his wealth
but before that he conducted all his moves by stealth
he kept his promise by staying in power for one year
and now he keeps an eye on his people from the rear
in his home, he has an aquarium crowded with sharks
unsurprisingly, that house has no books by Karl Marx
on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, he has a large animal zoo
with zebras, kangaroos, and albino peacocks, on view
he’s also developing a park for which he needs many trees
so a 100 year old tree was uprooted but no criticism, please
“Giant trees are my hobby, that understand you have to
besides, I have “purchased the tree legally,” so no boo
B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com