Evergreen conifer mighty cedar easily sheds the snow
from its downward-drooping limbs
from its downward-drooping limbs
while the child, cute in a cap, neglects the stillness,
enjoys the white lumps on the hardy shoulders,
playing with kids snowballs, wearing Christmas
trinkets.
Old cedar sighs, conjures the spirits of the forest
sent
the curious Jay,followed/carried by East wind; who has
loved the welcoming twigs, hasn’t flied/bent too far from
the nest, broke up the cone before the tree…
the curious Jay,followed/carried by East wind; who has
loved the welcoming twigs, hasn’t flied/bent too far from
the nest, broke up the cone before the tree…
The parent twined/curled the roots around the child’s,
backed him up,watching through the maturity time, and
the cycle continues…
backed him up,watching through the maturity time, and
the cycle continues…
by Brenda Warren
Read more at: Sunday Whirl, d'Verse: Trees
Shared with PU: Poetry Pantry
through the maturity time, and
ReplyDeletethe cycle continues…
The beauty of growing up and the cycle of life goes together hand in hand. Truly expressed humbird!
Hank
ah that is very charming....backing them up and curling roots around them to protect and then knowing when it's time to let go as well... yep...the cycle continues and it's perfect that way
ReplyDeletesmiles...the parenthood and rearing of trees...that is a pretty cool thought there in the last bit...the near holding of hands in the roots....and on it goes...
ReplyDeleteThe cycle continues & so it does from parents to children ~ Happy Sunday ~
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! This is a lovely expression with strong images.
ReplyDeleteYou have expressed well the way that the cycle always continues. Nice.
ReplyDeleteeverything moves in cycles... you weaved them along with the season into this...
ReplyDeleteLike the circles on a tree..time continues and is passed on..good job we can pause and capture it for a moment
ReplyDeleteTrees are great bearer of the circle of life... on a sideline.. amazing that the sunday whirl words fitted so well with the theme.
ReplyDeleteThank you for noticing , Bjorn. It is interesting process indeed. Every time - different. First I saw your prompt about trees, then having already this photo taken, I read the Sunday's Whirl dozen words and noticed the details on the picture. ..tada! - the poem
DeleteRoots within the earth taking hold of the other, interesting way to look at it indeed
ReplyDeleteI love the whole idea of the parent and child trees. Wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteAh, the beauty of trees!
ReplyDeletei can see that child tree in the photo with the snow on its shoulders!
ReplyDeleteHumanity has a poor understanding of their transient walk upon the earth, yet all they have to do is look around them to understand we are all little pieces in the puzzle of life. Beautiful piece of writing.
ReplyDeleteYou fit those words beautifully into your poem and it fit in with the subject of trees too. I love the ideas of the roots twining around the child...protecting, nurturing...
ReplyDeleteCute little tree..it's story yet to be told..interesting perspective, including the motherly sighs of the old cedar ;)
ReplyDeletea great expression of what trees/nature can teach us.
ReplyDeleteYou created a precise capture of that image...excellent piece of writing.
ReplyDeleteAhh the cycle of life! Beautiful poem
ReplyDeleteWhen seasons change so does the landscape and child too will soon understand the stillness and eternal cycle of life.
ReplyDeletecycle of life continues ..... beautifully expressed through mother and child image....
ReplyDeletelove the cute baby tree...
Lovely poem. I can see the trees drooping limbs letting go of snow.
ReplyDeleteas all trees have rings, they show the cycle with every cut ~
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