The Wandering Tree

Not sure where the inspiration from this one came from, honestly, I think from Lord of The Rings? :)

The tale has been told,
Thought up by great minds,
Long ago,
Of an old wandering tree.

His massive limbs
Swayed in the wind
And once every year,
He would stand perfectly still.
And shed all of his leaves.

And when he was bare
Others would stop,
And some would stare,
At the stoic,
Proud,
Naked,
Old wandering tree.

He stood there tall and proud.
Rooted himself deep.
Firm. into the ground.
Exposing himself for all to see.

He endured judging eyes,
And words that cut him deep,
But the old, naked, wandering tree
Just closed his tired eyes,
And breathed.

High he kept his head held
Every time his leaves fell
And silent he would be

And then
Every spring
His leaves would return
And wandering again he would be.

Reviews

[Devesh]

You should be standing tall and proud like the wandering tree because the writing is solid like the tree itself.

"And then
Every spring
His leaves would return"

You ended on a beautiful note! Come to think of it, isn't all of nature like the tree? Nature is dynamic, ever-changing and moves in circles, yet it is beautiful in all of its forms. Thanks for sharing, this was a wonderful read! :)

[Emily Feret]

You are the sweetest Devesh! This is one of my favorites so I am so glad that someone else enjoys it as well!

[Devesh]

Aww, that's very nice of you to say! I enjoyed it thoroughly! =)

[Lover Of Words]

lovely

[Emily Feret]

much appreciated :)

[Lover Of Words]

:)

[Marie]

Lovely, poetical story.

[Emily Feret]

Thank you so so much!

[beautiful dreamer]

oh yay a new poem!and a very good one at that! great poem Emily!

[Emily Feret]

Thank you so much! I made it my goal to write three today, so two more on the way!

[beautiful dreamer]

lol i write 5-10 a day! i'm crazy i know

[Emily Feret]

Damn girl!

[beautiful dreamer]

lol i know its crazy. i can't stop. its like every five seconds... INSPIRATION! then into a poem it goes :)

[Emily Feret]

that's how it should be!!

[beautiful dreamer]

you think so?