Poem & Image by kenne
Trees
are worthy of reverence,
giving us a sense
of the unknown,
becoming the center
of our fascination.
Trees,
are holders of curiosity,
masked in the name
of wisdom,
facility of spirit,
carrying a person’s mind
past himself.
Trees,
are witness to happenings,
generating the stuff
of myths,
upon which we share
the essence and
power of becoming.
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Great striking image. I love trees and your poem.
Beautiful picture
Great post again.
FOREVERGREEN (Big Tree)
For thirty-five hundred years
You’ve towered o’er this land
Almost one hundred forty feet
The great height that you stand.
Fifty thousand board feet
Of lumber, your trunk bears
Some say, “That is awesome!”
And there’s some who say, “Who cares!”
The top of you is hollow
To catch the falling rain
Like a well up in the Sky
To quench your thirst again.
Forty-seven feet around
And eighteen feet across
And if you died and fell
It would be the people’s loss.
Big Tree, it seems such a shame
That you must be fenced in
To protect you from those who
Would strip your branches and skin.
I hope future generations
Can stare at you in awe
And that you won’t fall victim to
Man’s poisons, or chain saw.
Del “Abe” Jones
One of my most favorite subjects, “trees”! I rarely go upon a walk without stopping to gaze on one or another. I live in a town with many, many lovely older trees. The town is surrounded by the foothills on the eastern side of the Cascade Mts in Washington state. These hills are mostly barren of any trees, such a contrast! I count my blessings that the people that settled our town saw fit to populate the locale with so many lovely trees! It makes for a wonderful oassis in the midst of stark sage covered hills.
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