A pear tree stood by Aunt Sue's gate That always seemed endowed with power To make me feel as if a shower Of friendly greetings it poured out, "To one and all, a leafy welcome." And surely others felt the same For all felt welcome e'en before They touched the threshold of the door As if this tree did nod and say, "To one and all, a leafy welcome." It bore some pears—I must allow— Then sweet to sense of smell and taste, But never will I count it waste, The friendly nods, and words it spake, "To one and all, a leafy welcome." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DEDICATION TO THE LATER SONNETS TO URANIA by GEORGE SANTAYANA OF THE MEAN AND SURE ESTATE by THOMAS WYATT PLEASURE MIXED WITH PAIN by THOMAS WYATT THE HILL WIFE: THE IMPULSE by ROBERT FROST AS THE GREEK'S SIGNAL FLAME by WALT WHITMAN |