Talking to Funny Trees
You can talk to the animals, chat with your plants,
Discuss ecology with a firefly, or evolution with ants,
But never had I more trouble, then when I've talked to trees,
It seems that they are as a whole a funny group, if you please!
I asked a Maple tree a question once, about his unusual roots,
But he gave me this sappy smile, and said something rude about my boots!
Next I approached a stately oak, these trees are really quite stuffy,
I asked him how his acorns grow, but he only got angry and huffy!
The next tree I encountered was a kindly white birch tree,
I asked why his bark was peeling, but he only stared back at me,
I walked some distance through the forest and met an old tree of beech,
I knew that if I asked a poser of a question, that he had much to teach,
Next I met an old elm tree, who seemed fidgety and nervous,
I asked him what his phobia was, as it seemed that was his purpose,
He told me rather nervously, that he might change to a frog,
But his greatest fear was that if he talked too much, that he might just dialog.
I laughed so hard at his sudden pun, because I never knew a humorous tree,
That made a joke that was half as funny as the one that he told me.
So, I asked him if he could make up a few to tell perhaps next spring,
He said he would see what he could do; he knew it was a great thing!
I was quite concerned that the task I posed might be too much for a tree,
They are after all not known to be thinkers, at least as trees might be,
So when I came back the following spring, after winter’s snow had been dumped,
I found that the question I had posed, left my friend the tree literally...
“stumped”!