Stunted

About an apple tree in my garden

An untreelike tree,

witches caught turning their safe-cracker hands.

Crippled by disregard,

there will be no arboreal transubstantiation.

A faded portrait parsimonious with leaves,

ready to recant its belief in Summer.

It is a quiet surrender down to witless roots.

Reviews

[Chris G. Vaillancourt]

The title brought me, breathtaking imagery and so much evoked through the poem. Beautifully worded

[Joiedevivre]

the makings of something great.

[Lydia Blackwell]

this is very different. i like- "Crippled by disregard". it brings the supernatural down to earth. this is earthly and other-worldly at the same time. good write.

[Audrey Howitt]

I loved this write--
there will be no arboreal transubstantiation.

Just a great write!

[Emily Burns]

such a surreal and strong metaphor . . . your words are stunning

i think the words could describe people too

[Emily Rae]

The last line is by far my favorite, nice write

[Allen Smuckler]

!st of all Leslie, YOU are important....
2nd...so is this poem
An excellent write...even though I needed a dictionary by my side....I loved the beautifully descriptive and tree-like imagery....I can visualize every line and love the tree metaphor(s)...which goes far beyond your apple tree (never give away the inspiration)...let the people stop and wonder
Great poem
allen
btw and fyi....I believe you meant arboreal in line 4 .... just thought you would like to know

[Angie Diane♥&hea..]

This was a great poem. Really nice vocab too. I really enjoyed this piece. You did a great job on it. Thanks for sharing.