Little Tree Poem (draft #4) 5/16/2021

Little Tree

easy to spot youΒ 

at half the height

And twice the strengthΒ 

of the saplings around youβ€”

What must it be like to be you?

First attempt at life

taken.Β 

Trunk amputated beneathΒ 

disfiguring abuseβ€”

degenerative disease, perhaps.Β 

Your scar is a peek

into your story

and your optimismΒ 

thrives

in your single, surviving branch.Β 

Tiny leaves flutter merrilyΒ 

as the wings of a bird

embracingΒ 

the crisp, fresh

morning air.Β 

Oh, what it must be like to be you!

Patient

ResilientΒ 

and just happy to be here.Β 




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Aaron

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So cool. I have thoughts like these when I'm exploring the woods, or my yard. But some days I am the destroyer LOL with a machete to keep some parts of my yard under control.


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I was just lost in thought about this specific tree and couldn’t help but to personify it. I had my handy lil notebook to record my poetic thoughts. :)

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Sportsball Supreme Overlord Byron

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Excellent! And I appreciate that you wrote "peek" instead of "peak" so many people do that and I just -gif of mal reynolds doing the hand thing-


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Thanks. I’m pretty obsessed with spelling things correctly haha

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Very good! :D


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