Illustration by Mary O'Keefe Young

Picking Out A Christmas Tree

Christmas trees are such a tease,

Choosing one’s a chore;

There’s Fraser fir, blue spruce, Scotch pine

And many, many more.

But by the time we take one home

All of us agree,

It’s not a pine or fancy spruce--

It’s now our Christmas tree!

from Christmas Is Coming! ©Charles Ghigna