The Tree

A poem of reflection

      The tree

I walk by the garden I once cherished,

With body intact but thoughts so broken.

I walk by through our little heaven,

With no emotion I once held.

As I notice the faded flowers,

I laugh and mock my own distraction.

Distress follows my little desperation;

I cry and curse the gods that took you.

You, whom I once knew and adored,

Like the earth adores the sun,

Like the sea adores the sky,

You, who once was my sense of living.

I sit under the tree we once slept beneath,

Singing songs from far away,

With melodies only we created.

I sit under the tree where grass is a bed of wisdom,

Trying to put my thoughts back in place,

Trying to find the peace I lost since you departed.

You, whom I once knew and adored,

Like the trees adore the breeze,

Like the ground adores the rain,

You, who once was my sense of living.

I keep your memory in mind like a prayer,

Hoping your spirit forever lives,

Through the eternity we dreamed to conceive,

You, whom I once adored.

Landra.G.Mutoni

Reviews

[Arundass TP]

Very powerful poem, colored in intense emotions and feelings of the past memories. A classic writing friend 😊