Hanging from a Blood Soaked Tree

Hanging from a Blood Soaked Tree
By: Adam M. Snow

 

One morn as under a great tree I lay,

Misery held me in its pain-filled sway.

I dreamt of a life where I wasn't numb,

Sleepwalking my way toward the dusk to come.

 

I felt sweat drops that I thought were rain,

And opening my eyes, saw a man hung in pain.

His feet were crossed and his arms stretched wide;

I could see no life in this man. Had he died?

 

Arose a voice from the blood soaked tree,

"I died for you so that you are free."

 

I sat there stunned in my ignorant sleep,

My curiosity teased by a tree that speaks.

I lingered in repose, knowing not what was said;

Clinging to the echoing voice in my head-

 

"I did this for you."

With eyes of blue-

He wept.

 

His head was pierced with thorns claw-like,

And each hand was nailed by a rusty spike.

He calls to me by my name,

I couldn't help it but show my shame.

 

Words arose from his lips,

As his blood still drips.

His voice so dear,

So pure, so clear;

Spoken once more-

 

His voice was dear as it said to me,

"I died for you so that you are free."

 

There then rose a light, blinding as the morn;

"Fear not," he said "For I am reborn"

"Behold," he said, "My blood is made pure,

I am not dead, I am dying's cure!"

His voice drew near, and whispered he:

"I died for you so that you are free."

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A poem with a strong message. There is a song you may like. Kris Kristofferson song "They killed him." The description is amazing in this poem. Allow the reader to feel the pain and see the blood in vision because of your powerful words. Complete poem was outstanding. Thank you for your excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Levi Levin]

You did an excellent job, and congrats to you for placing 1st in the contest :)

[Adam M. Snow]

Thank you so kindly

[saroosh]

striking!!

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

Very nicely written, and so touching, heartfelt... so emotional and beautiful, a truly blessed write, with truth in these words. I love the flow of the rhyming, it seems so effortless.The quotes so nice and dear. I love this line you wrote: "I am not dead, I am dying's cure!" Beautiful, I love this a lot.

[Shelly Braen]

Breath taking! Simply breath taking! You have me lost for words, which is very unusual. I rode every emotion with each word composed. How glorious is this piece! It takes me to a place I have not known in ages. You, dear one, are incredibly gifted and touched by the divine.

[Becky C Strukamp]

I totally agree with Coyote. Strong message. Excellent poetry.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Sweet piece of work. Nice summary of the Gospels.

[Azariek]

Wow. The pure feeling I get from this poem made me feel like I was in a dream as well. The love in the dialogue and the strength of the last stanza was amazing. Well done, really!

[Miss Marie Riorden.]

Well I can tell what this is about. It's wonderfully descriptive despite the topic. It shows emotion clearly and how you were in a "stupor" when you first looked upon him. The whole thing has a dream-like quality that lures you in quite well. The repition of "I died for you so that you are free" is also a nice touch

Well written

-Marie-

[An owl on the moon]

Such a powerful, thought provoking work that strikes deep in the heart and soul. I too knew what it was to be held by that overwhelming pain, and find new life.. Beautiful song here of freedom and life, my friend.

[Jazique]

That was great. You did that so well in a poet way of death on the cross but, his risen from the dead with so much power in words and love the way you wrote it out having those point of views almost. You had great descriptions and all. All I can say is well done and keep up the marvelous writings and ideas.