A Tree In Question

A Tree In Question   A Tree In Question Beside a lane of gravel The Oak Tree branches spread It stood upon a little farm Waiting for its soul to be fed What was this giant waiting for It really didn't know To its friend the whispering wind It made its question known Why do I stand here endlessly Am I only to bring the shade There must be another reason That I stand and wait today The wind would only whisper ... You will one day understand It is not my place to tell you The time is not at hand For years the Oak did wonder Why it stood beside the lane It stood through rain and thunder But its question still remained Then one day the answer came With the laughter of a child Daddy this tree is lonely I want to make it smile Place my swing within its branches We will become the best of friends I can sit and tell it stories Now that I am well again The wind whispered to the giant Oak Do you know now why you stand This child so plainly needs you To help her understand For many years the swing was held From the branches of that tree Each day that the child came out to play The tree stood proud as it could be It waited for her questions And heard her talks with God above The tree had found its purpose In a child's love The best of friends for many years This child and the tree I bet that you have guessed by now The child was really . . . Me Am I only to bring the shade You have been long gone to this earth Dear tree of my childhood Taken with the small farm where you stood When I learned that our family farm Was to become just another corn field Upon a graveled country road Knowing that you also would be taken Was what hurt my heart the most For years our home had stood abandoned Yet another casualty of generations That could no longer compete With rising costs and unrelentless Weather to crops planted in hope of survival On the last visit I made to you My swing remained still protected I raised my feet to feel the presence Once again of yesterday's memories We said our goodbye's And now you are gone Your welcoming presence each day To a lonely child's heart Will forever be remembered By the woman of today View All My Poems Feedback Welcomed AspiringAngel

Reviews

[Michael X]

Wow, so very beautifully scripted and touching, this is endearing,
I really think the way you brought the sentiment to surface has a swaying effect
on the heart, and takes the heart to another place and time, as well
as the overall presentation, it all flowed like a tapestry from the heart.
the passion is smooth and gentle as lace, or a silky sheet drifting in the wind
keep up the excellent work!

[Rain]

Another beautifully written and illustrated poem. Rain..

[Gaiamethod]

This is beautiful. You have such a lovely way of expressing yourself. And I love the whole image as much as I love trees!!
I have a tree from my childhood home which we had to sell. It was in our family for 150 years and I still think about it. I even went back recently and took photos of it, just in case!!
It's so sad when such beauty is destroyed for the sake of progress. I don't think its progress at all......

[Ray Hamilton]

The woman of today is a wonderful poet
This was a very touching poem
It brought back fawn memories of my own childhood
I enjoyed this very much
Thanks for sharing your talented pen
Ray