Celebration in a Tree City
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Trees, trees, trees
everywhere we look
line the streets.
as though in a book.
Trees obscure the courthouse
behind our city square
as squirrels knock their acorns
on leaves and leaf blankets, there.
Fifth graders hunt for leaves
both large and itty-bitty
for their school collections
in this lovely Tree City.
The city offers free
saplings in a neat array
planted in our city
on this revered Arbor Day.
Want to celebrate some more? Be sure to check out some of these pieces too!
- Phil the Celebrated Groundhog – Poetry Reading
- Celebration Tea from Harney & Sons – Tea Review
- At Maple Park for Fireworks – Poetry
Paula Frew
Transplanted from Ohio to Kentucky to be near her only daughter and three young grandsons, the author wrote her first poem in the fourth grade. She fell in love with the form and was first published in an anthology at fourteen. A battle with multiple sclerosis has caused her to find her home in a nursing home, where she has found time to craft her poetry as well as time to teach writing to other residents. She has been published in several literary magazines and anthologies, including Ohio Bards and The Walt Whitman Anthology.
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