NEW USE FOR AN OLD SPRUCE

There was a crime committed against

a 100 year old spruce

They cut it down putting it to better use

Its life deemed worthwhile festooned with colored lights

For crowds of tourists taking in the sights

And after that use fades it'll have a new existence

It'll be lumber in houses for human subsistence

The street where its dead boards will be at last

Will be called Spruce if anyone cares to ask