Hickory haven

Oh Hickory! oh hickory! I see the time of your release has come 

you stood proud displaying your fruit and feared no wrath

days of smoldering heat exchanged and

battered

frozen by winds relentless freezing rains you replied and sent your roots deep to the earth

your size and strength is impressive undaunted unwavering

weakness thou have not known sorrow thou has not borne

fruits 

ripen by your will alone from your season fall leaves once gloried in your presence

you feed them your fruits squirrels scurrying away with your gifts

forgetting not to be ungrateful burying your gifts that your offspring return from springs' new breath

death

beckons your soul unto where the weary rest

your children will repeat your generosity to the earth and it dwellers within shall be

blessed

 

Reviews

[Floydine Haberdasher]

I agree with the last poster...there is definitely an emphasis on the cyclical, which I like. I think this is a poem a lot of people can connect to because the life cycle of the tree is very much like our own life cycle. Your imagery is good, and you use line breaks in a very effective way. Nicely done. :)

[bailish]

The part of this poem that appealed to me was the timelessness of it all. We are so caught up in our day to day events, that we don't see the long term side. But this poem emphasized the cyclical side of nature.

"your children will repeat your generosity"

[A LaDy NaMeD D]

At first i didn't get it lol.
But then reading it the second time, i got it.
And i honestly liked it *tree hugger*
You used very vivid description which is always a 100 in my grading book
And i like how it's kind of simple. Yet has a great message and it shows change.

Danni

[Lyrical Love]

Different/difficult for me to feel...
maybe I need to come back to this.