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! =)

[Green]

This kind of made me think of how when people are at their most insecure they will tend to go to where they are most comfortable or at least stop trying to be quite as outgoing as before, kind of like your tree when it sheds all its leaves.

[Emily Feret]

Wow, I love your insight and hearing what this poem expressed to you! Thank you so much

[Chris]

This brought the "Old Trees" of Tolkien back to mind...

Once upon a time even the world dreamed ...as the trees swayed to the evenng's breeze and the music of the stars.

[Emily Feret]

yes! It was inspired by those very trees :)

[Augustus]

The wandering tree is a really good metaphor for portraying the vicissitudes in a person's life. The shedding of leaves and growing of foliage come spring are transparent references to changes in fortune. I like the way you have portrayed the trees endurance through its suffering. I liked the line "words that cut him deep". You have transferred to "words", the job that axes are extremely adept at performing. Overall, you've kept it neat and simple. So a good read it is!

[Emily Feret]

Wow, so interesting to see what this poems meant to you, what fun! And thank you so so much for your kind words and review. Made my day!

[Sunflower/Sara Kendrick]

Great expressive work using a unique metaphor..Enjoyed reading this one today..Your presence at my work was uplifting..I am glad that I chose this one to read for it showed me a different way to express an idea..Sara Kendrick

[Emily Feret]

Wow, what a compliment, thank you so much for your kind words

[SarahV]

This is great! I just love phrase "Old wandering tree" , beautiful piece of writing keep up the good work :D

[Emily Feret]

Thank you so much SaraV

[PurpleQuartz]

This was so great! I love the way you captured tree and painted the imagery! Wonderful write!

[Emily Feret]

That is so sweet! Thank you so much!

[SHEEMA HUQ]

a tree with eyes and senses of his own, what a wonderful concept, I enjoyed

[Emily Feret]

:)

[Wórdsmíth]

That's an amazin' one write, i liked it. I appreciate your thoughts.
well writtten

[Emily Feret]

Thank you!

[Amy Azra Dean]

The world would be awful without trees...lovely calming poem - I want to go tree hug now :)

[Emily Feret]

Right? Inspired by LOTR and the Lorax..lol!