THE PINE TREE
author unknown

Outside there's a pine tree,
Standing straight and tall.
It needs no decorations-
Nature's done it all.
Pinecones on its branches,
With icicles glistening bright,
Snow upon its needles,
and birds at rest from flight.
I see it from my window,
and take the time to say,
Thank you for your beauty, tree,
On this Christmas day.