Eenzame boom

It's a Dutch poem I had to make for school a few years ago. It's about a tree

De takken van de boom
Swingden keer op keer
Geduwd door de wind
Verdrietig heen en weer

De bladeren van de boom
Vielen om ons heen
In de koude winter tijd
Is deze boom alleen

Haar laatste blad
Wiegde zich naar beneden
Tezamen met een traan
Langzaam omlaag gegleden

Author's Note

I had to make a poem for school. This is about a tree.. maybe it could be seen as a mother whose children are leaving the house or something..

This is (sort of, only without rhyme or flow or anything) the translation:

Lonely Tree

The branches of the tree
Rocked time after time
Pushed by the wind
Sadly from side to side

The leafs of the tree
Fell around us
In the cold winter time
This tree will be alone

Her last leaf
Swung down
Together with a tear
Slowly slid down

Reviews

[silentLIGHT]

Jij hebt iets met bomen, is het niet?

"De bladeren van de boom
Vielen om ons heen
In de koude winter tijd
Is deze boom alleen".

Geef die boom een knuffel. :(

Zeer mooi geschreven.

[Alana]

I enjoyed this. I don't think there needs to be a specific meaning, it's one of those poems that can mean anything to anyone. Granted, poetry in general can be taken in that way, but there's something special about your work. It's like there's a connection of loneliness between humanity and the tree. We've all felt like we've lost our final leaf, like we have to endure the cold alone. It's quite beautiful.

[larryb]

i like this , seems to flow well :)