little tree

 

little tree

liitle 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 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"

 

 

 

e e cummings

 

The Guest

 

Christmas	The Star	The Child
The Nativity	The Angels	The Bells

 

Music: O Tannenbaum