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Dedicated to my dear friend Sarah (with an H) for pointing out God's creation of nature in Isaiah 55:12 There are many trees in my yard Beautifully made by our creator Those admired most have names All of the others I call Spectators Each one seems uniquely styled Being the tree it was meant to be Let me introduce you to the ones That seem the most favorite to me In the front begins with Laverne A beautiful, long haired, palm tree The queen of the trees in the yard Wearing green bling for all to see I guess one day, one of the birds That were nesting there one morn Decided to take a seedling to plant Maybe that’s how Shirley was born Then there’s Ruby the rubber tree That always comes back each year Not really sure how that can happen By her stands Buckley, a fake deer In the back I’ll take you to David A big pine tree that the storm injured Still tall enough to see from the front One day I plan to have him sculptured Goliath is the other gigantical pine tree Being like a timer for me when I swim Bringing the biggest shade to the pool Blocking the sun as it heads towards him Angelo, a woodpecker, lives in a dead tree That tree has been named Angelo’s Condo I think the reason he took residence there Was to sculpture the David tree, I hope so The Katy bunch is a pointy tropical group That grow so crazy wild next to my pond Even though we battle at each trimming With each one of them I remain quite fond The Thibodeaux tree stands in the back A little grapefruit tree to one day bloom A day will come when he grows very big I am sure there should be enough room All of the rest of the trees are spectators Watching in hopes to be noticed one day I listen to the sounds of their distant cheer They wave as the wind makes them sway I like to admire the growth cycle of each tree Some offer nesting places for a variety of birds That brings different tunes in their happy songs With the most beautiful sounds I’ve ever heard There are the ones that seem completely confident As they begin to lose their leaves by the time of fall They seem to know it is meant to be and soon to pass As they keep their branches standing up mighty and tall I sure hope you are inspired to notice more of the trees Please remember those spectators that are looking at you Trying to get your attention to perhaps be given a name Maybe now you might even want to name a few too Florence McMillian (Flo)
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