“I realized that if I had to choose,

I would rather have birds than airplanes.”

Charles Lindbergh

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For very many of us the Christmas Tree

Is a reminder and symbol of Christ’s birth

But long after the Holiday Season is over

A Christmas Tree can still have much worth

When the Holiday Season is finally over

And you decide your Christmas Tree must go

Don’t throw it out for the garbage man to collect

Stand it proudly out in your backyard in the snow

And very soon you will be pleasantly rewarded

With visits from many types of wondrous birds

Their melodious songs will fill your winter days

Their colorful plumage far too beautiful for words

Your discarded Christmas Tree will be a beacon

That guides these feathered creatures to your yard

Your discarded tree will be a glorious gift to them

Which will help them to survive a winter most hard

Place a bird feeder or two in your tree’s branches

And watch these feathered wonders begin to arrive

Your Tree of Life will now provide both food and shelter

Enabling many of these fine feathered creatures to survive

Be on the lookout for the wondrous little Chickadee

The Junco, the Nuthatch, and the very tiny Sparrow

If you’re lucky, Mourning Dove will soon come a calling

And nothing’s more beautiful than Red Cardinal in the snow

And don’t be surprised after the long winter is finally over

If you spot some of them building their nests in your old tree

Your Tree of Life may one day soon harbor wondrous new life

And it’s a wonderful gift, that you can give to them absolutely free

ÿ2007, Mr. Ed