This Section Is A Christmas Tree by N. Vachel Lindsay


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Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931) wrote poetry that was meant to be read aloud. He often traveled the American countryside on foot, making his living by reciting his poems, some of which were written with stage directions. As you read this poem, notice how some lines are crowded with heavy syllables that make you slow down and others let speed gleefully through - both effects actually reinforce the meaning of each line and the poem as a whole.

This Section Is A Christmas Tree
by N. Vachel Lindsay

This section is a Christmas tree:
Loaded with pretty toys for you.
Behold the blocks, the Noah’s arks,
The popguns painted red and blue.
No solemn pine-cone forest-fruit,
But silver horns and candy sacks
And many little tinsel hearts
And cherubs pink, and jumping-jacks.
For every child a gift, I hope.
The doll upon the topmost bough
Is mine. But all the rest are yours.
And I will light the candles now.

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