[little tree]

By E. E. Cummings

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 be 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 tree
we’ll dance and sing
“Noel Noel”

Wishing you a bright, beautiful,
jingly holiday!

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‘Tis the season
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When Frankie and Peaches
learn that sad, lonely Bella
just wants to
blend in with the snow,
they come up with
a heart-happy plan
to make her frown go away.

From Tales of Total Kindness,
a hopeful, holiday tale
of the healing power of friendship—
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