Old Oak Tree Poem by Nichole Kaci McKnight

Old oak tree growing mighty and tall in the yard outside.
The hammock that swings from your branches does appear to glide.
The leaves that sprout from you are of a green hue.
In fall the leaves change many colors excluding blue.
In wintertime the leaves are almost gone except for a few.
Your trunk is very thick and brown.
Your growth rings seem to bend around.
When the wind blows, old oak tree, you seem to sway.
Let’s celebrate the old oak tree each and every single day.

*Autumn leaf color is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the autumn season, one or many colors that range from red to yellow. The phenomenon is commonly called fall colors and autumn colors, while the expression fall foliage usually connotes the viewing of a tree or forest whose leaves have undergone the change.