Trees Poem by David Pass

Trees

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Evergreen trees don't shed their leaves,
Or needles for pine, fir, cypress and yew.
Deciduous trees shed which relieves
Them until again sap rises anew.

In our houses there's wooden floors
And beds, stairs, desks, chairs and tables
Roof trusses, window frames and doors.
Outside there's barge boards, soffits and gables.

Our sailing ships had hearts of oak.
Elm, pine, fir and ironwood were used at sea.
Ships being built were given a soak.
Masts were the trunk of a conifer tree.

Six foot longbows crafted from yew
Were used at Crècy and then Agincourt.
Heartwood compressed when bows they drew.
Sapwood in tension when the bow was taut.

Arrows of poplar, ash or beech.
Horn nocks hold bowstrings made of hemp or flax.
A weapon with a furlong reach.
A waterproof coating of resin and wax.

A is for alder, ash, aspen and apple
With fruits both red and green.
B is for blackthorn, beech and birch
Whose bark has a silvery sheen.

C is for cherry and chestnut (horse and sweet)
Sweet chestnuts are tasty and good in a stew
E is for elder, elm and eucalyptus
Whose Australian forests have a haze that is blue.

H is for hawthorn, hazel, hornbeam and hemlock
not the hemlock plant with poison leaves and root.
L is for larch (deciduous conifer) and lime
not the lime (lemon has more Vitamin C) citrus fruit.

M is for maple and monkey puzzle tree (male or/and female cones)
Which is Araucaria araucana or the Chilean pine
P is for plane, poplar, pear and plum
Which includes damson and greengage and can be made into wine.

S is for service, sycamore and spindle (pink fruits & orange seeds)
which was used in wool spinning as straight spike spindles.
W is for whitebeam (related to rowans) , willow and walnut,
Antioxidants in a brown seed coat protect the kernels.

Sunday, September 4, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: trees
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Laurie Van Der Hart 04 September 2016

Dave, I love your poem! You obviously love trees. Your poem is packed with interestng info. You might like my Walnut Tree and Untimely Ripped.

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