The Tree
See the leaves upon the tree ! That is where they ought to be : Whether they be foul or fair. Papa did not put them there.
Samuel Hoffenstein
See the leaves upon the tree ! That is where they ought to be : Whether they be foul or fair. Papa did not put them there.
In four quick, singsong lines, the speaker points at a tree and announces that the leaves are exactly where they should be. They may be ugly or pretty, healthy or not, but that doesn’t change the fact.
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