War of the Trees

Nature takes its course.

At the edge of a cliff

Overlooking the sea

Cascading green waves

'Neath a blue locust tree

Within grew a face

Attached to a seed

Til it burst forth to chase

Til it decided to feed

It fed on the beasts

That sat hungry below

A man eating plant

That continued to grow

It ate all that moved

Such quick flighty things

Another life expunged

Another death that it brings

And up in the above

From the world below

Lived a new kind of life

Which lived only in snow

It was similar in shape

To the poisonous trees

The branches strangely draped

And it grew in crystalline

It extended most far

Down the mountainside of East

Granting life to the Earth

Giving power to the beasts

Yielding strength to the brutes

Proved a rewarding deed

In destroying nature's fruit

In stopping the feed

With the danger of death

That was no longer to be

The locust tree fled

Right into the sea

The new life had won

Its pure roots could now spread

Unaware were the beasts

Of their imminent dread

Aroused then, a new threat

Which came from above

This time from ice

Whose own poison was love...

Author's Note

Any input is much appreciated! This is a poem I thought up specifically for the "A Different Realm" contest. I tried my best to paint an eerie other-worldly picture.

Reviews

[Just Kim]

I really enjoyed this write,
Wonderful. I like the rhythm and rhyme

[Hatter at Heart]

Thank you, glad you liked it!