Patriotic Tree
Ever hear of a patriotic tree? Most of the time that means a Christmas tree decorated with a patriotic theme. But a while back, I saw a couple of patriotic trees that were NOT evergreen.
Somebody used one of those Large Smiley Tree Faces (or something similar), then gave this tree a patriotic bow tie.
But his partner is even more creative! With a birdhouse hat set off with a patriotic bow, arms and hands, and a patriotic bow scarf around the neck — Wow, what a looker!
So… did you ever see a patriotic tree? Sounds like a poem, doesn’t it?
I think that I shall never ever see
A poem as lovely as a patriotic tree.A tree whose smiling mouth is prest
Against the rough bark on its’ chest.A tree that looks around all day,
To see if someone looks its way;For summer wear it may be that
There’s a nest of robins in the hat;And on whose chest there is a bow;
Red, white and blue, a patriot show.Oh, poems are made up by fools like me,
While a patriot decorates a tree
With red, white and blue for all to see.
(And my apologies to the late Joyce Kilmer for making a parody out of his classic tree poem. R.I.P.)
