Some Kind of Nut

 

This is an Acorn

As acorns go, it is small, in fact tiny.

To give you some idea just how small...

I have placed a penny next to it.

The problem stems not from its size

but from its number.

The Oak Tree in our yard drops

millions upon millions of these little things

all day and all night.

They cover the lawn and kill the grass,

they stain the driveway

causing us to have it power-washed

They plummet to earth with such great force

should one hit you on your head

you'd most likely be killed instantly.

But it's just such a nice tree

I'd hate to cut it down.