The custom of evergreen trees in the house around Winter Solstice was brought to England from the north country of Europe. There they were not about Christmas Trees until then, but considered good luck for a favorable winter and a sure spring.Winter's Companion
Out in the snow
Surrounded by trees
Looking for just one
One tree that sings to you.
Snow graced pines
Some tall, some small
So many too big
To lug home and erect.
Blue spruce, white pine, bristle cone
Ponderosa with needles so long
We're all looking
For that one special tree.
An offering from nature
A gift of the mountain
To bring into our homes as a promise
That winter will pass.
Our gift to self and spirit and home
To cheer our winter days
Decorated with lights
To illuminate the long nights
Oh, singing evergreen tree
Upon which we hang
Beauty and hope and memories
Companion through the the darkest of winter.
Out in the snow
Surrounded by trees
Looking for just one
One tree that sings to you.
Snow graced pines
Some tall, some small
So many too big
To lug home and erect.
Blue spruce, white pine, bristle cone
Ponderosa with needles so long
We're all looking
For that one special tree.
An offering from nature
A gift of the mountain
To bring into our homes as a promise
That winter will pass.
Our gift to self and spirit and home
To cheer our winter days
Decorated with lights
To illuminate the long nights
Oh, singing evergreen tree
Upon which we hang
Beauty and hope and memories
Companion through the the darkest of winter.
(c) J. Binford-Bell
What a delightful poem! So vibrant and upbeat,
ReplyDelete"A gift of the mountain..Decorated with lights To illuminate the long
nights". One of the best expressions of the season I think I've ever read.