CONIFEROUS TREE

Embracing the countryside Made some ecstatic and glee But one feature in particular Was that old coniferous tree ‘Conifer,’ a Latin word Means one that bears a cone But did Nero study the outdoors When he was in charge of Rome? One Emperor’s word against another The other, Mother Nature A lovely scene along the hills Was better than portraiture The gentle breeze juxtaposed against The needle pinaceae But with their sheer beauty alone Would make one want to stay