City of Trees
City of Trees
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Johannesburg, home to ten million trees,
It’s the world’s largest urban arboretum.
Streets in summer lie beneath green canopies.
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From sidewalks their branches meet with ease
And soon, very soon, each street’s a shady sanctum.
Johannesburg, home to ten million trees.
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If only we humans could jump up and fly like bees,
We would look down on something awesome,
Streets in summer lie beneath green canopies.
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Seasons change - the leafy cover changes colour
Leaves sprout and fall ad infinitum.
Johannesburg, home to ten million trees.
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October! Now there is a purple frieze,
Yes, it's the jacarandas in full blossom.
Streets in summer lie beneath green canopies.
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But then winter brings a different freeze;
Each leaf fades, then flits, like a phantom.
Johannesburg, home to ten million trees,
Streets in winter lie beneath bare canopies.
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