Ashley and Ash-Tree

Ashley and Ash-Tree

A Poem by Emily Dickinson Jr.

The snow falls on silence

Ash-field expanses of grey

 

Bla-Blop, Bla-Blop

 

They scatter and they mix

Making a colorful

Pallet of death

 

Skeletal tongues

Are where they settle

 

And absence of laughter

Echoes loudly

 

Images of once proud fathers

Images of happy plump mothers

Scatter to nothing, buried under ash

And further buried under snow

 

Life comes after tragedy

And Green meets the world

 

A New Rebirth!

 

Peaking from snow and grass

Is a sliver of a small pink dress

 

Perhaps, her name was Sarah?

Or Lauren? Or Ashley?

I know not this unnamed sorrow

 

From it comes an Ash-Tree

A slender tree of life

 

Perhaps, symbolizing strife gone past

A happy tree in the place of absent laugh

 

It bends, it sways, and People come again

It sits dewy in the sun

 

On its bark reads,

“Ashley’s Ash-Tree. Here to stay."

 

On this tree sits a sleeping girl

In a pink dress

Held by a woman of coloring, gray

 

So they sit, upon Dear Ash-Tree

Forever and a day

 

 

 

 

© 2013 Emily Dickinson Jr.


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Refreshing and earthy. A sheer joy to behold. As I have spent many an afternoon whittling away time, with my back against a tree, this evokes a strong sense of groundenss through my inner eye. Many thanx.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Emily Dickinson Jr.

10 Years Ago

Wow, thank you so much. People typically have very different opinions on the emotion this poem evok.. read more
L.Edward

10 Years Ago

Yeah, I hear ya. Mind revolves around my spiritual journey. I tend to interpret pieces of writing in.. read more
ah so lovely..so cute...welll penned

Posted 10 Years Ago


Emily Dickinson Jr.

10 Years Ago

thank you :-) It was actually inspired by my friends ashley and cassie
Very lovely poem :) as always.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Emily Dickinson Jr.

10 Years Ago

lol thanx again as always I love hearing from you
Lovely imagery. Great job! keep writing :)

Posted 10 Years Ago


Good writing although font isn't that much good. Keep going.

Posted 11 Years Ago


Nicely done, I enjoyed reading it.

Posted 11 Years Ago


Emily Dickinson Jr.

11 Years Ago

Glad ya did cuz I enjoyed writing it
interesting, leaves a curiosity about me, oh how you have made my mind roam, thank you for this, i have been in a stump lately and this has freed me from it, i am dying to know the origin of this piece, its lovely

Posted 11 Years Ago


Emily Dickinson Jr.

11 Years Ago

I'm glad you think so lol it's getting a lot more attention than I suspected it ever could
marie

11 Years Ago

The best of a writers work isn't often expected for greatness
Emily Dickinson Jr.

11 Years Ago

aw well aint you the sweetest :-D same goes for you to ya know
An interesting amalgamation of words and thoughts! I liked how you have framed it! Kudos to you my dear fellow poet. :)
do visit my works, would love to hear it from you. :)

Posted 11 Years Ago


Emily Dickinson Jr.

11 Years Ago

Im glad you liked it :-) I'll try to stop on by some time
Emily Dickinson Jr.

11 Years Ago

If you have anything particular u'd like me to see message me cuz my rr's are overflowing so I have .. read more
yusuf

11 Years Ago

Sure,i shall do that. Thanks.

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Im just a highschool girl. Writing is my hobby and I think Im fairly good at it but I leave you to be the judge of that. :-) my best short stories are: http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/poisinros.. more..

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