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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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