The Fig Tree

Written today in one of my garden nooks.

 

The Fig Tree

 

I have a fig, not too big

But leaves like span of outsize hand

Shade fruit, abundant, plumptious

 

and

 

As I nestle in its arms

enjoying all its figgy

charms,

Its shiny hand rests on my head,

“a gentle touch, a fig’s,”

‘tis said,

 

While fleeting butterflies and bees

Gather nectar round my knees

From honeysuckle, cistus, mint

In pollenacious aquatint

Odoriferous round my feet

Frothing ’neath my garden seat,

I sit within my verdant bower,

Leaf caressed for many an hour

of respite from all worldly care,

peace that’s almost hard to bear.

Oh fulsome place of joy complete,

My fig, my flowers, my garden seat.

 

JohnL - 8 June 2008.

Author's Note

My muse? A singing blackbird above my head.

Reviews

[Treasaigh (The Solitar..]

This is amazing=) I fell in love every blissful word..such a delight to read=) Very creative..with such beautiful imagery. Lovely and sweet. Very artistic flow. A truly eloquent write=)

Your nook sounds like a fairytale..a small piece of heaven. I would love to gaze over such beauty. Very charming poem=)

[Emily Rose]

Ah this is wonderful. I love the easy rhyme scheme - it seems that everything fell into place so naturally! I can easily picture the "garden seat" that you talk about - you describe everything quite well, especially given your constraints. This was quite enjoyable to read and it made me smile. Well done!

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Delightful, the garden seat, the fig tree. I have a fig tree in front of my house. I can smell its leaves in the air. Fig and walnut have very strong flavors to their aromas. All the action around here mostly occurs in the dogwood tree where my feeders are though. A truly enjoable read.

[Thomas James Martin]

charming, a wonderful read! To anyone who has ever experienced a fig tree, this is great.
Tom

[Lily1111]

It is interesting the way you have incorporated internal rhyme in the first line, then a bit of free verse, followed by rhyming lines.