Which Logs

Oak logs will warm you well, if they are old and dry.

Larch logs of pinewood smell, but the sparks will fly.

Beech logs for Christmas time. Yew logs heat well,

Scotch logs, it is a crime, for anyone to sell.

Birch logs will burn too fast, Chestnut scarce at all.

Hawthorn logs are good to last, if cut in the fall

Holly logs will burn like wax, you should burn them green.

Elm logs like smouldering flax, no flame to be seen.

Pear logs and Apple logs, they will scent your room.

Cherry logs across the dogs. Smell like flowers in bloom.

But Ash logs, all smooth and grey, burn them green or old,

Buy up all that come your way, for they’re worth their weight in gold.