The Melancholy of An Old Tree

2:46 PM
There's nothing special here, in this park
but an old oak tree:
the branches are shivering
being hugged by lines of autumn rain

Up above the sky, a blue moon
watches over it suspiciously--
catching our names
beautifully carved in the cold of its trunk.






*linked in Creative Writing Ink and Hyde Park Poetry

16 comments:

Anjum Wasim Dar | January 15, 2015 at 7:05 PM

thoughtful creative flow of ideas -mystic and eternal

Maggie | January 15, 2015 at 11:10 PM

Oh, I love trees. This is lovely

Malia Craig Tagg Lawrence Page | January 15, 2015 at 11:11 PM

a tree in shadow makes us glitter with shivers and goose bumps.

lovely poem.

Anonymous | January 16, 2015 at 2:28 AM

when you choose your topic, you pick that old tree.
awesome story line.

Anonymous | January 16, 2015 at 2:55 AM

very classical story line.
well done.
love the tree imagery.

Anonymous | January 16, 2015 at 3:47 AM

skillful story telling.

Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson Barry | January 17, 2015 at 12:28 AM

love it,
impressive plot.

Anonymous | January 18, 2015 at 12:34 AM

beautiful.

marit | January 20, 2015 at 1:34 AM

beautiful! love the pairing with the image. seems special to me :)

Anonymous | January 20, 2015 at 11:59 AM

love the tree itself, a animated story.

Anonymous | January 20, 2015 at 10:11 PM

a lovely treat.

Anonymous | January 27, 2015 at 11:56 PM

love this.

Benjamin Kingery Loomis Roy Moore | January 30, 2015 at 12:16 AM

beautiful...

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Drew Doyle Storm Snyder Minow | February 2, 2015 at 1:11 AM

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