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Planting the Tree

Henry Abbey

What do we plant when we plant the tree?

We plant the ship, which will cross the sea.

We plant the mast to carry the sails;

We plant the planks to withstand withstand, endure. the gales gales, strong winds; storms. —

The keel keel, long timber running the whole length of the bottom of a ship. , the keelson keelson, heavy timbers above the keel of a ship. , and beam beam, large plank or timber; the timber that braces the sides of a ship. , and knee;

We plant the ship when we plant the tree.

What do we plant when we plant the tree?

We plant the houses for you and me.

We plant the rafters rafters, beams that support the roof of a house. , the shingles, the floors;

We plant the studding studding, upright supports on which laths are nailed in making a partition. , the laths lath, thin strip of wood, nailed on a wall to hold the plaster. , the doors,

The beams and siding siding, the boards in the outside wall of a house. , all parts that be;

We plant the house when we plant the tree.

What do we plant when we plant the tree?

A thousand things that we daily see;

We plant the spire that out-towers out-towers, is taller than. the crag,

We plant the staff for our country's flag,

We plant the shade, from the hot sun free;

We plant all these when we plant the tree.