tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583611163696354282.post3586737883801421857..comments2023-12-12T13:40:11.323-05:00Comments on Scaling the Peak: A mighty tree downUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583611163696354282.post-90358113416836485132013-01-20T15:22:20.187-05:002013-01-20T15:22:20.187-05:00Beechwood fires are bright and clear,
If the logs ...Beechwood fires are bright and clear,<br />If the logs are kept a year.<br />Chestnut's only good, they say,<br />If for long it's laid away.<br />Make a fire of elder tree,<br />Death within your house shall be.<br />But ash new or ash old<br />Is fit for a queen with a <br />crown of gold.<br /><br />Birch and fir logs burn too fast,<br />Blaze up bright and do not last.<br />It is by the Irish said,<br />Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread.<br />Elm wood burns like<br />churchyard mold,<br />E'en the flames are cold.<br />But ash green or ash brown<br />Is fit for a queen with a<br />golden crown.<br /><br />Poplar gives a bitter smoke,<br />Fills your eyes and makes you choke.<br />Applewood will scent your room<br />With an incense-like perfume.<br />Oaken logs if dry and old,<br />Keep away the winter's cold.<br />But ash new or ash old<br />Is fit for a queen with<br />a crown of gold.<br />~Anonymous~oookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477233745956229959noreply@blogger.com