BuddhaRocks Project: Day 3

 

Day 3: Backyard Stump

Once there was an apple tree

that grew in my backyard

The tree was thin and not too tall

and took the winters hard

It had not been pruned properly

while it was first growing

All the apples it produced

had spots and wrinkles showing

The tree grew too close to the house

and overhung the gutter

Each autumn the leaves would fall

and fill it full of clutter

It didn’t give a lot of shade

on hot sticky summer days

Since the apples all fell to rot

no one would sit there anyways

We didn’t like the mushy mess

of apples on our lawn

So we cut down the apple tree

and now the mess is gone

Apple trees need proper care

and planning that is sound

All that’s left now is a stump

with green grass all around