The old man and the tree

They both are old and have lived their life.

Under broad and bushy eyebrows staring

misty watery eyes in their last light

wrinkles that carves this grooves into his sight

writing pain in old age and gesturing

 

the tree in front of his house gave him ease

protecting and robust, not fleeing the storm

catching the hardest blows, there for the form

profoundly sad and leafless in disease

 

gray and silky hair that you can count now

a toothless mouth almost, to try to tell

the effort to live life, so sad, so slow

 

the man, the tree, they have given it how

they used to know, waiting for the last spell  

in the end, to find hope at God’s rainbow.

 

© Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

Reviews

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ah, the cycle of life, captured so well in this beautiful poetry...while there is sadness, there is something calming about it too, knowing that all living things meet their ends, one day...death becomes the great equalizer, where we all go out the same...love this, Rudi

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, FT, for reading and commenting. Glad you loved it. :) Rudi

[B]

Its so beautiful how man can see parts of himself in nature
Something in common between trees and man

That is simply gorgeous

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Nisreen, for stopping by and reading my poem. Have a fine day. :) Rudi

[mattavelli]

This is a lovely sonnet, Rudi. The picture works well with it. :)

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you very much, thought so too about the picture. Glad you liked it. :) Rudi

[Jamestown]

Another fantastic piece of work my friend:)
Great words to match amazing piece of art,
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you so much, James. Glad you liked this poem. :) Rudi

[Robert]

The picture reminded me of Lords of the Rings, I like you imagination and how you put it to paper.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you so much for reading and commenting, Robert. I'm indeed a big fan of the Lord of the Ring and also The Hobbit for that matter. :) Rudi

[Samaira]

Beautifully written. You have captured the essence of holding on and hoping in old age.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Mannat, for reading and commenting. Glad you liked it. Have a good day. :) Rudi

[Coyote Poetry]

I enjoyed the poem. A lot said in the short poetry.
I like lesson taught and learn in the poem. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, John, for visiting and reading my writing. Glad you liked it. :) Rudi

[Coyote Poetry]

I did and you are welcome.

[Willard Wells]

Life and how we stand against the challenges of life as we move through the ages to our final demise on this earth. Nicely done.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Willard, for your favorable comment. Glad you liked it. :) Rudi

[Hakim]

Very interesting. Its almost as if the tree is a part of his body or even a person he has come to care a great deal about. Great aging similarities between the two. Nice touch at the end, finished it off smoothly.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Hakim, for the nice comment. Glad you liked it. :) Rudi

[Jesse Pruett]

Sad, sad story. Growing up is nice, cause people respect you better, but. Growing up, gets you closer to the grave. Only if there was a way to avoid it.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Living every day as it is your last, some say. Thank you for reading and reviewing. :) Rudi

[Jesse Pruett]

That's the best thing you could do.