Fifty Shades of Green
The forest is mantled
in fifty shades of green;
the lightest chartreuse of the elms,
the moss green of the oaks,
the emerald green of the pines.
Everywhere,
a different verdant variance.
The Piney Woods has suddenly burst with Spring,
with all the beauty of the new leaves;
the lush, soft layers of needles,
the clumps of jade moss,
the clusters of sweet gum stars,
and the freshness of the bluebonnets in the meadows.
The forest is mantled
in fifty shades of green;
the lightest chartreuse of the elms,
the moss green of the oaks,
the emerald green of the pines.
Everywhere,
a different verdant variance.
The Piney Woods has suddenly burst with Spring,
with all the beauty of the new leaves;
the lush, soft layers of needles,
the clumps of jade moss,
the clusters of sweet gum stars,
and the freshness of the bluebonnets in the meadows.