The rising tree

A tree that rose and killed everything around it.

The rising tree rose above all others. The tree of hope, the tree of life, my family tree. Its limbs reached colliding, combining, mixing with other regal oaks. Shading the animals giving them bliss. 

Below the surface of the forest's floor lay the noble roots draining, sucking, absorbing water from all other regal oaks.

A soft fluttering snow took over the night, the shining armor for the noble roots. The animals rejoiced as the rising tree rose. The noble roots had drank all the snow, the shining armored night was no more. The roots grew beyond the ground and up to the light they rose.

The tree was strong and prosperous but the trees around it started to die. The little water left was quickly gobbled up by the greedy noble roots. The trees and plants dried up, leaving the forest bare. The animals left. Now that all that remained was the rising tree.

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

A splendid read and write...Thank you for penning...:).....................

[roses101]

Thank you for the good review, and spending the time to write it.

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure for both...:)....................

[Lydia Shutter]

But that rising tree was foolish....because of its selfishness, the other trees died. There would no longer be a forest. Nice life lesson in this one. The images you paint are wonderful. Lydi**

[Dye]

Sounds like the tree was too big for it's on good. Feels like someone with a big ego that pushes out everything around them because they are so high and mighty. That's how I read it anyway. I would list this as a poem, since it is so short. A lot of people on here prefer to read poems so you might get more activity if you do that. Good luck with your writing.

[roses101]

Thanks for the advice. I changed it to poem.

[Dye]

No problem. Hopefully that will work better for you. :)

[JAD]

Is this poem in any particular form? You paint a vivid picture.