The mountain and the cherry tree,
Stood looking at the sea,
Said mountain to the cherry tree,
“Stand not so high on me!”
Said cherry tree to mountain,
“You have no hold on me,
As brook and stream and fountain,
Have no hold on the sea!”
The mountain shook,
No cheek would brook.
Trembled much the tree.
The tree stood tall,
Throughout it all,
And waved branches free.
The mountain and the cherry tree,
Stood looking at the sea,
Sulked mountain at the cherry tree.
“We’ll agree to disagree.”
