There’s an ancient old Texas pecan tree

If it could talk, it would boast many tales to tell;

Now it stands quiet–a new sprawling mall built

Within yards of its Texas trunk–

Passers-by still stop to rest in its ancient shade–

But no one will ever know what the pecan tree knows–

Because it will never, never ever tell!

I found this poem at the Texas State Historical Society website.

LAST CHANCE: If you’ve written anything related to pecans —a recipe, a joke, a story, even more trivia— please leave a link. Everyone who leaves a link will be entered in my contest to win a bag of pecans from our annual Pecan Odyssey, shelled by the Semicolon family, mostly me. I’ll be drawing a name tomorrow. In the meantime, check out some of the pecan-related stories and recipes other bloggers have left to tantalize and make you appreciate the lowly pecan.