Taxodium distichum
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You think it’s dead but instead it’s going dormant
In summer scenes it looks evergreen, so tricky
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Not a Christmas tree you see it’s deciduous
In winter’s glare it’s completely bare of needles
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Unlike other trees it sends up knees for breathing
Found in swampy spots and parking lots it adapts
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Round top is skyward bound, leaves cover ground gently
Bumper lode of spherical cones explode softly
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A tree is waters dark and large parks, majestic
A tree of mystery and beauty, Bald Cypress
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A Picture and a Poem 