Adult Nursery Rhyme on Numbers, Trees and Birds comical poem number 540 - (536 revised,) by Angela Lansbury

 

 A nursery rhyme and repetitive song to teach English to children and non native speakers.

One Tree

My front window framed one bare tree

On the first of January

I took a photo and made a note

In my new five-year diary.

My five year diary. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

Now in each March here's what I see

'One leafy branch high in the tree

On that high branch, moving, I see

One small bird hiding in that tree

 

'High in the sky I see one nest

In it, one bird's having a rest

Two birds start a cawing contest 

I wonder which of them sings best?' 

 

The next day's note was: 'Two fine trees

I checked their species. Both pine trees

The second housed one singing bird

Two birds, one more, that’s three I'd heard.'

 

On the internet on day three

I talked to my friend who's a kiwi

Beyond her window I could see

A mountain and one big palm tree.

On that tree what did I see?

'I saw coconuts, more than three

 I counted one, two, three and four

I counted, five, six, many more.'

 

On month four guess what I saw!

'In London outside our back door

Blossom on our green apple tree

Beside next door's red apple tree

 

Autumn's red apples beckoned me

'I called, “Look at that apple tree!”

My neighbour peered, “Yes, take one, please,

I hope you like it, dear, it’s free!" '

 

Some gardeners plant apple trees

Build or buy boats, catch fish at sea

Give away surplus, sell their skills

Some work two jobs, to pay their bills

 

I look out now - note what I see

'One small bird chirping in our tree

Happy calling, then a warning

Three tunes, for birds, not meant for me

'Dad likes green beans (I prefer peas) 

He hates tarts, sweets (leaves more for me!)

Grows apples, pears, plums, plants three trees

Serves fish from tanks, ponds, streams and seas

 

'Dropped from trees, in my lawn I found

Two small acorns, oval, width round

Years later, big oak trees rise

Cut to make chairs, of every size

                                 

'Their new swing's on their willow tree,'

'Two kinds of mint made strong herb tea,'

We grew sweet grapes on six grape vines.'

Four seasons, five years, happy times.

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