poem22 Dec 2019 05:12 pm
Artificial Christmas Tree
6 July 1911
David C Kopaska-Merkel
The office-party planners,
not in the mood to waste
a perfectly good plastic tree,
Didn’t take it down post-Christmas.
They repurposed it for Valentine’s Day,
using heart-shaped lights and beads
and red decorative balls.
For St. Patrick's day the tree
wore a green sequined hat,
rainbow fringe, and individualized elves,
bearing the faces of the office staff.
Next, for Graduation,
they made miniature caps and gowns,
and improbable resumes;
my favorite work experience
was Orca groomer.
Independence Day, a fire hazard,
had to be canceled,
but Thanksgiving was a hit,
with construction-paper hand turkeys
favorite recipes, food pix cut from magazines,
and real chocolate-chip cookies.
The tree was not taken down until 2036,
and then only because
of the predatory mutant fungus.
But by the time they burned the tree,
it was far too late.
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