When The Weeping Willow Cries

 

 

When the Weeping Willow Cries

 

 

Her cries so lonely and silent that only she can hear

As the winds blow through her she begins to shed her fallen tears

Slowly they drip to the ground like translucent rain

And upon her roots she will always feel their true pain

 

Through the dirt her veins now fed

Around her truck her leaves will shed

And every fallen leaf has tale to tell

Of the grieving willows living hell

 

Her mate tall and handsome with branches thick and green

Had died a sudden death that was so unseen

Lighting came crashing down from a cold and stormy night

And struck him down with all it’s vigor and it's might

 

He fell with a thunderous crash unto the ground next to her

Screaming out with pain as he suffered

With one last breath he whispers a faint sound

Praying his one last wish would also soon be found

 

A seedling now sprouted before the willows eyes

A new born son growing next to where his trunk now lifelessly lies

Her long and dangly branches embrace his new birth

With tears of joy falling down upon  the moist dark earth

 

 Months pass by and the seasons are all to dry

The seedling slowly begins to shrivel as his mother begs for rain to fall from the sky

Along side his dead father he also now lies

I'm still awakend each night by the lonely whimpering sounds

When the Weeping Willow Cries

 

Reviews

[Frank F. Atanacio]

wonderfully done..

[just is]

I loved this, this is wonderful.

He fell with a thunderous crash unto the ground next to her
Screaming out with pain as he suffered
With one last breath he whispers a faint sound
Praying his one last wish would soon be found

These lines right here, stuck out.
Amazing write. I could feel the sad emotions
as well as the mixed emotions.
I throughly enjoyed this.

[Legion]

Very sad. Loosing both like that. :( Reminds me of my piece "The Willow Weeps" a tad. The angst of it all.

[Ed Schimdt]

A sad read, but with great potential.

Love the theme
Maybe tighten it up a bit though :)