I think that I shall never see
a poem as lovely as a tree–

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against a volunteer in a safety vest

A tree producing oxygen all day
Will leave a legacy that’s here to stay

Planting a tree is an amazing sensation
Improving the urban canopy of this stumptown nation

Friends of Trees is a group that’s growing
Deftly using communications to help its sowing

With a PR campaign that calls us to action
Bringing communities together with great satisfaction

“Plant it Portland” takes us from “grey to green”
Using social media and the YouTube screen

With story placements, blogs and tweets
Even their Facebook page is sweet

Yes, I think that I shall never see
A nonprofit as PR savvy as Friends of Trees

Poems are made by fools like me
But you too can plant a tree

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