|
|
|
|
| |
little tree
little silent Christmas tree
you are so little
you are more like a flower
who found you in the green forest
and were you very sorry to come away?
see i will comfort you
because you smell so sweetly
i will kiss your cool bark
and hug you safe and tight
just as your mother would,
only don't be afraid
look the spangles
that sleep all the year in a dark box
dreaming of being taken out and allowed to shine,
the balls the chains red and gold the fluffy threads,
put up your little arms
and i'll give them all to you to hold
every finger shall have its ring
and there won't a single place dark or unhappy
then when you're quite dressed
you'll stand in the window for everyone to see
and how they'll stare!
oh but you'll be very proud
and my little sister and i will take hands
and looking up at our beautiful.
er'll fsnvr snf dinh
"Noel Noel"
ee cummings
Read poems about / on: christmas, sorry, sister, tree, flower, dark, kiss, beautiful, mother, green, red, sleep, dream
|
|
User Rating: |
|
6.8
/10
(8 votes) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Click here to write your comments about this poem (Little Tree by ee cummings)
Gary Witt (12/13/2006 3:54:00 PM)
Whoa, Daphne. Good question! That second to the last line should read 'we'll dance and sing' no stop on the end of the line. Looks like the person who did the inputting had his/her left hand on the wrong keys.
By the way, I like the image of the 'ball and chain' here. Poor tree's being suffocated. Also begs the question of whether the tree should be the center of attention, or whether something or someone else should be front and center during the Christmas season.
An interesting question, considering Cummings' Unitarian upbringing. I wonder if Cummings would have called himself a Christian Unitarian. |
Daphne Brydon (12/3/2005 10:10:00 PM)
Would someone please translate the second last line where the children look up at the tree so that I get the right message to pass on. 'er'll fsnvr snf dinh'
Daphne Brydon |
Read all 2 comments >>
|
|
|
|
E-mail this poem to e friend