Brahma
04-04-2011, 06:59 PM
Ugliest of Trees, the Ficus Now
(with abject apologies to Mr. A.E. Housman)
Ugliest of trees, the ficus now
Is hung with blight on every bough;
Especially those on Woodlands Drive,
Which look as though they won’t survive.
Now, in my sixty years and eight,
I’ve kept a list of things I hate,
And those I’ve listed from the first,
Include the tree that Jesus cursed.
And since those ficus trees in blight
Are not a very pretty sight,
I think I’ll take a trip to town
And buy an axe, and chop them down.
(with abject apologies to Mr. A.E. Housman)
Ugliest of trees, the ficus now
Is hung with blight on every bough;
Especially those on Woodlands Drive,
Which look as though they won’t survive.
Now, in my sixty years and eight,
I’ve kept a list of things I hate,
And those I’ve listed from the first,
Include the tree that Jesus cursed.
And since those ficus trees in blight
Are not a very pretty sight,
I think I’ll take a trip to town
And buy an axe, and chop them down.