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Treats From the Trees

March 11, 2012
By Choosing2Live4Christ PLATINUM, Wausaukee, Wisconsin
Choosing2Live4Christ PLATINUM, Wausaukee, Wisconsin
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Tramping through the slush and mud,
My kittens following me, my little bud,
My mom and dad, my sister and me,
Each carrying something, we walk up to a tree.

Wielding a drill in his right hand,
The shavings on the ground do land,
The sap now draining from the hole,
Directly from the trees own soul.

Now that we've broken the trees picket,
Into the hole we pound a spicket,
The sweet clear liquid running fast,
We push on a tube that fits like a cast.

Now the sap runs down the tube,
Making it slippery as if with lube,
On the spicket we place a hook,
Made from a hanger, not by the book.

Now from the hook is hung,
A blue bucket beneath the sun,
The sound is clear as the sap falls,
The clear sound later for me calls.

On to the next Maple tree,
We can already plainly see,
This will be a good year,
For collecting the trees tear.

When the trees are tapped,
And all our appetites are capped,
We take two buckets a piece,
And work without cease.

When we have 40 gallons stored,
We place it in a pot, hanging by a metal cord,
We then light a fire beneath the pot,
And unceasingly work on keeping it hot.

Slowly but surely we steadily work,
While in the air around the smell does lurk,
The sweet smoke from the fire,
Gives scent to the air around the musty mire.

Constantly burning the sap grows thick,
It darkens in color and all it does is stick,
After multiple strainings and a lot of heat,
The liquid is finally ready to bottle and eat.

The sap was surely always sweet,
However now on food it has a seat,
A fresh warm pancake and a square of butter,
Pour some on, but we still have a clutter.

Now we set aside a years stock,
And give some as gifts in a small crock,
Many thanks we receive from those we gave,
But for us much money we do save.

After so many long hard working days,
In our pantry the syrup now stays,
We don't have to order from over seas,
We've earned all our treats from the trees.


The author's comments:
This is a poem about making Maple Syrup which my family does together every year and are doing at the moment that i am submitting this.

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on Mar. 17 2012 at 6:26 pm
Choosing2Live4Christ PLATINUM, Wausaukee, Wisconsin
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lol :)  thanks 

on Mar. 17 2012 at 4:48 pm
JesusFreak3 SILVER, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;When everything around me falls to pieces, I&#039;ve got something more in my life. When I&#039;m broken only God completes me.&quot;<br /> Krystal Meyers<br /> &quot;God is love&quot;<br /> --Bible<br /> &quot;An eye for an eye makes everyone blind.&quot;<br /> --Gandhi

haha I was just going to say the same to you! and np, I really hope you do get published in it!

on Mar. 15 2012 at 11:31 am
Choosing2Live4Christ PLATINUM, Wausaukee, Wisconsin
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Thank You :)  I know, some parts seemed out of rhythm, and I felt like it was missing something...  Thanks for your feedback!

on Mar. 15 2012 at 11:25 am
AnandhuKrishna BRONZE, Quilon, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Do something slightly different from the ordinary.Do it big.It will be the new trend.Create innovation...Make new<br /> --simply me saying

Its good.Just improve and polish it a little more...Keep up the good work.Nice thoughts

on Mar. 15 2012 at 12:41 am
Choosing2Live4Christ PLATINUM, Wausaukee, Wisconsin
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Aww thanks! It is a lot of fun! It's the only hard work I beg to do hehe sure! I'll try to check out your work :) thanks for your feedback :)

on Mar. 14 2012 at 10:07 pm
AugustSummerFling PLATINUM, Mylapore, Chennai, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&#039;For you, a thousand times over.&#039; - Hassan, The Kite Runner<br /> <br /> A professional writer is an amateur who didn&#039;t quit.

this was soooo sweeeet :) I could picture you guys walking in the woods and collecting the syrup! That must have been so much fun! your poem has a really easy, casual and sweet tone :) good job!!

please check out my work too if u got time :) thank you :)


on Mar. 14 2012 at 8:22 pm
Choosing2Live4Christ PLATINUM, Wausaukee, Wisconsin
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Awww, thanks!  You don't know how much that comment meant to me =)   I love your username by the way :D 

on Mar. 14 2012 at 7:01 pm
JesusFreak3 SILVER, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;When everything around me falls to pieces, I&#039;ve got something more in my life. When I&#039;m broken only God completes me.&quot;<br /> Krystal Meyers<br /> &quot;God is love&quot;<br /> --Bible<br /> &quot;An eye for an eye makes everyone blind.&quot;<br /> --Gandhi

That's really cool. I like that it rhymes, this is really, really good. I think you should be published in the mag. :-)