III Tree

Last year after Christmas,
I picked up one of those scrawny,
artificial Christmas trees.
In decorating the house today,
I came across some old, old Christmas
tree ornaments I'd picked up at a garage sale.
Tin icicles, for goodness sakes,
and little tin bells with real clappers.
I put them all together and just loved it.
I think it reminds me of my childhood
and some not so perfect trees and
Mama's old ornaments that had seen better days
but went on the tree anyway.

When I asked Himself to admire the old-time tree,
he said "that should be down to III".
And it should!
Maybe next year . . .