“To the Eyes of a Miser a Guinea is more beautiful than the Sun & a bag worn with the use of Money has more beautiful proportions than a Vine filled with Grapes. The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the Eyes of others only a Green thing that stands in the way. Some See Nature all Ridicule & Deformity & by these I shall not regulate my proportions, & Some Scarce see Nature at all But to the Eyes of the Man of Imagination Nature is Imagination itself. As a man is So he Sees.”
—William Blake to Revd Dr Trusler, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, August 23, 1799 (The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, Newly Revised Edition, 1988; ed. David V. Erdman)
Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate 2014-2019, has published 20 collections of poems and edited or co-edited three poetry anthologies. He currently directs two master’s-level programs for University College at the University of Denver: Professional Creative Writing and Arts & Culture Management. Joe lives with his wife, Melody Madonna, in the mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, the city where he was born. 
I love the "Green Things" suggestion. Perfect for a poem in my next collection, <I>The Love Song of Mr. P. Bunyan</I>….
I appreciate and enjoy the positive comment at the end–"to the Eyes of the Man of Imagination Nature is Imagination itself."<BR/>But I must admit I LOVE the way the negative view is worded: To some the tree is "only a Green thing that stands in the way." Great title, eh?: "Green Things that Stand in the Way"<BR/>Hmm.<BR/>Bob King
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Thank you for the Blake.