Crannog / No - Crannóg
Crannog / No - Crannóg
Crannog / No - Crannóg
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<strong>Crannóg</strong> <strong>No</strong> 7 winter 2004<br />
The Christmas Tree Sellers Tom Duddy<br />
This year again they’ve defied the city fathers<br />
and arranged their conifers, mostly spruces,<br />
along the path from the bridge to The Vineyard.<br />
They compete with one another cheerfully,<br />
cutting prices before an offer is made!<br />
They tout, asking sir if he wants a tree!<br />
One hooded kid is quizzing a woman<br />
Where's it for, hah? A window or a corner?<br />
And she has replied, window, bay window.<br />
The fresh-cut air of evergreens, the ticking cars,<br />
the bristling crowd, the cooling breath of class<br />
as I go by towards streets wired high for stars.<br />
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