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Trees
by Harry Behn

Trees are the kindest things I know,
They do no harm, they simply grow
And spread a shade for sleepy cows,
And gather birds among their bows.

They give us fruit in leaves above,
And wood to make our houses of,
And leaves to burn on Halloween
And in the Spring new buds of green.

They are first when day’s begun
To tough the beams of morning sun,
They are the last to hold the light
When evening changes into night.

And when a moon floats on the sky
They hum a drowsy lullaby
Of sleepy children long ago…
Trees are the kindest things I know.

This poem was one of the first I studied, and the first that I memorized.  The poem, and the teacher who introduced it, are very special to me, introducing me to the poetry that unlocked so much of my life for me.  It is this poem that began my deep respect for trees.  It’s painful to me when they are cut down, even when it is necessary (in the case, for disease).  The whole idea of cutting down a living thing, that is so difficult to replace, seems wrong.

~C-Lea

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