tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post648589757987300536..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Poetry Sunday: Christmas Trees by Robert FrostDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-59706884935909465622020-12-20T23:37:23.497-06:002020-12-20T23:37:23.497-06:00Thanks for posting. I had forgotten about this poe...Thanks for posting. I had forgotten about this poem.<br /><br />It seems like such a waste to cut down trees for Christmas.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-20664710031609567972020-12-20T12:39:53.665-06:002020-12-20T12:39:53.665-06:00However you choose to celebrate the holiday - or n...However you choose to celebrate the holiday - or not - is enough. The important thing is to be happy with one's choices.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-71473673227309182802020-12-20T11:52:28.258-06:002020-12-20T11:52:28.258-06:00We have not had a Christmas tree for years. Just c...We have not had a Christmas tree for years. Just can't justify it. I do buy a wreath for the front door each year and leave it up all year, watch it go from green to brown, and feel it is enough.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-40098047275103587132020-12-20T10:00:19.149-06:002020-12-20T10:00:19.149-06:00I think the spirit of the season is more than adeq...I think the spirit of the season is more than adequately served by an artificial tree and Nature is honored by the saving of a tree.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-91547543433364573382020-12-20T09:29:24.491-06:002020-12-20T09:29:24.491-06:00We've used artificial trees for many years. N...We've used artificial trees for many years. Not sure why people so find the need to have a natural tree this year. Not us. This was a new Frost poem to me. Profound.Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-71865670384094328722020-12-20T08:58:38.577-06:002020-12-20T08:58:38.577-06:00I have a small 3 ft. tall tabletop tree that I bri...I have a small 3 ft. tall tabletop tree that I bring out every year and have for many years. It makes me happy and serves the purpose.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-43190197125962501452020-12-20T06:55:02.559-06:002020-12-20T06:55:02.559-06:00It is so profound given the state of tree cover t...It is so profound given the state of tree cover the world over. The whole business of Christmas is artificial in the extreme so why an artificial tree can't be part of it is beyond me. Leave the trees in the ground, I say. Enjoy the holidays, Dorothy, without a real tree!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com