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WSR Poetry Corner: “A Christmas Tree Fantasy”

December 10, 2022 | 5:18 PM
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Decorated Tree. Photographs by Mildred Alpern.

“A Christmas Tree Fantasy”
By Mildred Alpern

If I could be a Christmas tree
Tell you what I’d do
Hail all the scurrying passersby
With a ho ho howdy-do

I’d stand up tall so  bright and green
With a pine cone scent and a lustrous sheen
And I’d hope for someone warm and kind
To carry me off and ease my mind.

I’d want to be set in a lighted place
Where I could be admired
And decorated with shiny trim
Making me feel desired

I’d hold my spines till the holidays passed
Dropping only  a few
Presenting to all onlookers
A charming seasonal view

Pine Cone and Spines.
Ribboned Tree.
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cpwpj
cpwpj
1 month ago

Delightful, Mildred, thank you!

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Nubby
Nubby
1 month ago

O’Tannenbaum. (Fir tree).

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