Answer:
I can be long or short. I can be grown or bought. I can be painted or left bare. My tip can be round or square. (one word)
u always follow me but I am rarely seen
I have palms but not on hands I offer foods from distant lands When at my peak you'll see me smoke I'm famous for my friendly folk My flowers grow and yet they lay There's fire where a man will play.
If I have it I don't share it. If I share it I don't have it. What is it?
I can be repeated but rarely in the same way. I can't be changed but can be rewritten. I can be passed down, but should not be forgotten. What am I?
No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month.