Palm Tree
Palm Tree
Oh palm tree, the neglected
But invaluable plant
Your leaves provide us
With broom with which
Our houses are kept clean.
Your seeds provide us
Palm kernel oil that
Produces soap for
Keeping us, our clothes and
Other personal effects clean.
It also provides us the cream
For oiling our skin and hair.
Even the by-product
Palm kernel cakes
Provide food for livestock.
The palm oil that is extracted
From the seeds is important
For preparing food and other
Industrial products.
The sap provides us
Delicious palm wine that gives
Us a lot of yeast that is beneficial
To our eyes.
Palm tree you’re so important
Like oxygen to man.