Unceremoniously chopped,
From it's rooted land,
To be placed,
In your family home,
Becoming part of the family,
For one month only.
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To be decorated,
And celebrated,
All dressed up,
With tinsel,
And baubles.
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The pile of gifts,
Shrink and Grow,
As you give and take,
And the names change,
From theirs to yours,
Until it's the day.
***
Day by day,
It becomes an eyesore,
The branches look worn,
The needles go brown,
It ends up outside,
Face down.
***
It's served it's purpose,
As a festive pillar,
A symbol of joy,
Covered in light,
In the bleak midwinter,
And the dark nights.

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