“The Popular Poplar Tree When the great wind sets things whirling And rattles the window panes, And blows the dust in giants And dragons tossing their manes; When the willows have waves like water, And children are shouting with glee; When the pines are alive and the larches – Then hurrah for you and me, […]
Poem_Anonymous3
“A Tree A tree that once stood alone A tree that was unstable and not very strong A tree that didn’t have much of a chance for a tree for no one did understand A tree that was so afraid to let go for that reason that tree never learned to grow A tree that […]
Poem_Anonymous2
“Old Johnny Appleseed Grandpa stopped, and from the grass at our feet, Picked up an apple, large, juicy, and sweet; Then took out his jackknife, and, cutting a slice, Said, as we ate it, “”Isn’t it nice To have such apples to eat and enjoy? Well, there weren’t very many when I was a boy, […]
Poem_Anonymous1
“O tree, so big and stout and strong, You’ve lived for so very, very long; A hundred years or more, I’m told, And yet you’re not so very old. A hundred stories you could tell Of children whom you love so well, Who came and sat beneath your shade Or underneath your branches played. A […]
Poem by Anne Mari
“Friendship Tree On the day that we were born, There were no friends for company. For our little root had barely grown, To make our Friendship Tree. But over the years with arms spread wide, Life’s branches have been formed. And as the years go swiftly by, These friendships have been borne. We may not […]
Poem by Anne Kingsmill Finch
“The Tree Fair tree! for thy delightful shade ‘Tis just that some return be made; Sure some return is due from me To thy cool shadows, and to thee. When thou to birds dost shelter give, Thou music dost from them receive; If travellers beneath thee stay Till storms have worn themselves away, That time […]
Poem_Amelia Bester
“The Environment The stars shone in the night sky The moon was sitting bright and high The sun shone in the morning sky The birds were flying really high The rubbish sways in the cool breeze So take your litter home please We keep the forest neat and clean so there is no pollution to […]
Poem by A Krishan
“Voices Of A Tree As the suns rays begin to fade, and people enter the houses that have been made, by the sacrifice of the fellow trees…now silent, to serve those humans whose thoughts resemble those of a tyrant; Humans approached me for food, I gave them as much as I could, Men approached me […]
Poem by W.H. Venable
“A Forest Song A song for the beautiful trees! A song for the forest grand, The garden of God’s Own land, The pride of His centuries. Hurrah! for the kingly oak, For the maple, the sylvan queen, For the lords of the emerald cloak, For the ladies in living green. So long as the rivers […]
Philipine Tarsier
“Philipine Tarsier is one of the smallest tree dwelling primates on Earth! It is found in both secondary and primary forest. It jumps through the trees to catch its food that is mainly insect based. Its long hind legs enable it to leap distances of up to 5 meters or 16 feet between branches. It […]