The Littlest Christmas Tree by russ mckay

Posted on December 18, 2022
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Smack dab in the middle of a great green forest

Far beyond where anyone could see

Grew the tiniest smallest but surely the prettiest

Perfectly shaped evergreen tree

The big trees around him just blocked out the sun

And he could scarcely see stars when each day was done

He wanted to grow big and full like the others

He’d be about eight feet tall had he had his druthers

A growing tree needs rain, air and sun

But this poor evergreen almost got none

His secret wish was one day to be

A brightly trimmed star topped Christmas tree

But alack and alas as the Christmas’s passed

Never one mortal soul came near him to see

What a spectacularly fine Christmas tree

He would be

It was now the third winter and with snow on his boughs

. He was startled to hear some loud whooping yowls

As he glanced around, an astonishing sight

Two kids and two parents appeared in the night

“There it is! I told you…I saw it before!”

“We just couldn’t find it

But we’ll be searching no more!”

The tree tried his best not to look at the axe

But if you want them to take you

You have to face facts

When the chopping was over and had not hurt a bit

The tree happily found that he perfectly fit

In the bed of their pickup an F150

On the ride home he thought “Man…this is nifty!”

What a wonderful Christmas it came to be

For the lucky family and of course for the tree

So the littlest tree in the forest had his dreams come true

And if you’re good and patient your dreams will too!