Oh, Christmas Tree! – A poem by Stevie Turner
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It’s Christmas, it’s Christmas
We must have a tree,
Chop, chop
And the earth warms up another degree.
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There’s profit to be made selling Christmas trees,
Pound after pound after pound,
Advertise and let them come in thousands
To chop a forest down.
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Cut off the tree’s roots,
Disconnect it from the earth,
We must do this
Because of the Saviour’s birth.
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Let’s stand it in our hot, stuffy rooms
And spray on lots of fake snow
Let’s festoon the tree with twinkling lights
It’s Christmas… ho, ho, ho.
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Let’s cover it with tinsel
And bows silver and red,
Let’s stop it absorbing carbon dioxide
It doesn’t matter if it’s dead.
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Over time its needles fall softly
Until it’s a shadow of what it used to be,
Now Christmas is over, don’t get the ‘hump’
Let’s get rid of the denuded tree down at the dump.
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Please rest ye, merry gentlemen,
Let our trees give us vital oxygen
Summers will be too hot
With nary a breeze.
There’ll be no shade and no haven for wildlife,
If we continue to cut down trees.
Debbie D. said:
Excellent points, Stevie! We only ever had a real tree once, back in the ’70s. It surprises me that so many people are still using them, given the state of the environment.
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Stevie Turner said:
Yes indeed, and then they all end up on the rubbish dump. Such a terrible waste.
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Stevie Turner said:
Thanks Karen.
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dgkaye said:
Good telling Stevie. A bit of a tisk on those who enjoy housing live trees, but the environment speaks louder. ❤
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Phil Huston said:
Fake trees since 1984. Not to be a party pooper but we should consider deforestation on a much grander scale than Christmas Trees that are chopped down, but also most are grown responsibly and reforested. You want tree waste walk through a lumberyard or home center. We have the technology to build safer, less expensive and much more ecologically sound housing without logging the planet like a military haircut. And stop mother nature and other idiots from burning half the country every year. Don’t get me started on the plastic in fake Christmas trees. Just because we own one doesn’t make it right or any more ecologically sound. I feel a BRITA water bottle with built in filter coming on…
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Stevie Turner said:
Good points, Phil, and trust you to come up with them! What the hell am I going to do with my plastic tree now?
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Phil Huston said:
Don’t throw it in the ocean?
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Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes said:
I wish this practice could be banned, as we need all the trees on this planet to live and grow…
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Stevie Turner said:
Indeed we do. Think of all the thousands of trees that get cut down just because it’s Christmas. It’s madness.
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OIKOS™- Art, Books & more said:
Beautiful, Stevie! Some branches will also do it, and like i remember, where Jesus was born they never had trees of the kind like here. 😉 xx Michael
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Stevie Turner said:
Thanks Michael. Glad you liked it. Thanks for the re-blog.
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OIKOS™- Art, Books & more said:
My pleasure, Stevie! Thanks also for reminding me on what to tell my mom to use an artificial tree again. It’s hard work to fight against traditions. xx Michael
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Stevie Turner said:
It is. Prince Albert has a lot to answer for.
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Stevie Turner said:
Thank you!
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johnrieber said:
Beautifully done. We went to an artificial tree years ago and hope more people do as well…
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Stevie Turner said:
Thanks John. If everybody did this, think of all the thousands of trees that would be saved.
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johnrieber said:
And every tree makes a positive difference! Thanks for sharing that message Stevie!
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Terri Webster Schrandt said:
I’d rather look at the hundreds of tall Ponderosa Pines that surround us, Stevie. I also have an artificial tree. A poem for the ages, I fear.
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Stevie Turner said:
Yes, I share your views on living trees. I cannot bear to go to the rubbish tip in January and see all those discarded trees.
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beetleypete said:
The last time I had a ‘real’ tree was in 1976. I have had artificial ones ever since. The one we have now is 11 years old.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Stevie Turner said:
About the same age as our one, I think.
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