APR 5, trees: Leif the Norway maple, a bilingual complaint

Authors' Note: The winged fruits of the tree are known as keys, but also as samaras, pollynoses and even whirligigs. 

  The second verse, in Norwegian, as well as its English translation and related notes are by GalFisk.

Leif's daily autumn debris

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Uprooted Verse: 'Poems about Trees' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'.