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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees

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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by TS Eliot Illustrated by Enrico Arno

Excerpt from the poem
The child wonders at the Christmas Tree:
Let him continue in the spirit of wonder
At the Feast as an event not accepted as a pretext;
So that the glittering rapture, the amazement
Of the first-remembered Christmas Tree,
So that the surprises, delight in new possessions
(Each one with its peculiar and exciting smell),
The expectation of the goose or turkey
And the expected awe on its appearance,

So that the reverence and the gaiety
May not be forgotten in later experience,
In the bored habituation, the fatigue, the tedium,
The awareness of death, the consciousness of failure,

You can see the whole book at https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/12/24/t-s-eliots-the-cultivation-of-christmas-trees/
Such an interesting page! Love your page and how you incorporated the illustrations from the book!
 

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