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Magical Forest

As I walk through the valley of the Red Maple trees I take a look and realize that’s it’s a pioneer species and that’s just a little bit of knowledge from me You know i shun Bradford Pears, they don’t grow naturally. At 430 in the morning, been planting trees but no American Chestnuts, they’re almost extinct fool, I haven’t been studying trees for so long but even I know Redwood’s the tallest of all. I’m a man of the forest, and I’ve always been dichotomous key in my hand, and I’ll have a big grin Whoa, this tree has needles, is it the White Pine? And I know that answer’s right, cause they’re in bundles of 5. We’ve been spending most our lives, living in nature’s paradise. saw a Dogwood once or twice, living in nature’s paradise. Why does this Sweet Gum look so nice? living in nature’s paradise. this Sugar Maple’s twice my size, living in nature’s paradise. I saw a full-grown Box Elder last week oh wait, that is poison ivy, it’s hard to tell, you see? but i set it on fire, so now come down the trail cause you’ll end up in a hospital if you take in that smell! I cut a Black Locust, I could build a cool fence cause it is number 1 in rot resistance I could make a bow and arrow, Osage Orange does that and if I cut a Black Walnut, I’d make money with that, fool Trees are almost just like humans, or just like me You wanna go out to the woods and get some Sassafras leaves? or how bout Ohio Buckeyes, they look like weed. see? we’re as messed up as these trees! There are Elms, Maples, and Beech trees as far as the eye can see I’m chilling by a Redbud, as hearts surround me We’ve been spending most our lives, living in nature’s paradise. saw a Dogwood once or twice, living in nature’s paradise. Why does this Sweet Gum look so nice? living in nature’s paradise. this Sugar Maple’s twice my size, living in nature’s paradise.

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Date: 4/12/2016 12:43:00 PM
Cole Buttrey, nice to see this one again... linda
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Date: 8/30/2015 2:47:00 PM
COLE, Great piece to read today, Well done ~SKAT~
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Date: 11/21/2014 7:40:00 PM
Cole, I'm a little late:(. However, this is a nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. Looking forward in following and reading your poetry. Hope to hear from you soon. You will enjoy the community, we are one big happy family. (Drama & Love. LOL) ~ Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@
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Date: 11/8/2014 12:36:00 PM
- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup, Cole - I choose your first very well written poem - Lovely ! - Nice to meet you! - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- Be kind and keep PoetrySoup as a haven -(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you for posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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