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Thursday, December 13, 2018

The Ugly Tree

The tree was ugly

A chrome-needled creation
From the twenty-five dollar pile
At the local superstore
With pre-installed lights
Which did nothing to help its looks

Tall and narrow
To keep the cats
From perching on the branches

No star on top
To light any wise man's way
Nor a hidden pickle
For a joyous child to find

The tree was ugly

Charlie Brown would have passed
For it deserved no love
But someone did buy it
And that someone was me

A desperate plea for Christmas cheer
Falling upon several pairs
Of tone deaf ears
Leaving the tree all alone

The tree was ugly

No one gathered around it
No cats desired to play with it
No presents hid beneath its apron
No train ran endless circles around

This mostly unwanted tree was ugly for sure
A glorified vertical stick with lights
Standing too tall and narrow
For anyone to take seriously

But it is mine
And holds all my Holiday hopes for me


-FDR13DEC2018


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