Sara Coleridge

Trees

The Oak is called the king of trees,

The Aspen quivers in the breeze,

The Poplar grows up straight and tall,

The Peach-tree spreads along the wall,

The Sycamore gives pleasant shade,

The Willow droops in watery glade,

The Fir-tree useful timber gives,

The Beech amid the Forest lives.