The Song of Trees

Can you hear the song of trees breathing life into our world?

The rainforest, the community of Trees!

 

 

Preface

 

A poem inspired by the Albert’s Café Contest: “When the trees sing, what really matters is knowing that the trees are singing at all." (UNOFFICAL ENTRY)  The inspiration of the contest was a poem of Mattie J. T. Stepanek, a boy that was an accomplished poet and who died at a very young age, just 3 weeks shy of his fourteenth birthday.  Here is the poem that is the inspiration for the contest:

 

          When the trees sing,

          It doesn’t really matter

          If you know the song,

          Or if you know the words,

          Or even if you know the tune.

          What really matters is knowing

          That the trees are singing at all.      --from Hope Through Heartsongs (2002; page 35)

 

In the world today, we are in serious jeopardy of losing the rain forest and the trees that are so essential to our world and continued life on this planet. So please excuse my “cheating” on this contest. I have not used the specified lines in my poem, but I am taking Mattie’s poem as my inspiration. Because, as he so aptly put it, “when the trees sing”, it is not really important that you understand the song or the details, “what really matters is knowing / that the trees are singing at all.”

 

            Best regards,

 

                        Rick

 

 

The Song of Trees

 

Deep from their roots,

Deep from the soil,

Tree’s song of Life does call.

With strength of earth and falling rain,

Tree voices nourish all!

 

Hark to their speech

And praise their words

Through thundering of the storm.

Tree’s Leaf and Bark sing melodies,

Life’s magic to perform!

 

Through vital Leaf

Condense the Sun--

A source of Power most pure!

It is the root of the World’s Life--

Of emptiness the cure!

 

Such miracles!

How wonderous!

Tree’s gift to Life unfolds:

It’s Nature’s power manifest--

A rite of Life most old!

 

Deep from their roots,

Deep from the soil,

Trees breathe their life to earth--

A treasure so immeasurable,

It gives all life its birth.

 

 

 

 

 

©2008, Richard Puetter

All rights reserved

 

 

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

Is there another plant on earth more important to our existence than the tree? I don't think so. Nor is there one so majestic, beautiful or seemingly wise. As much or more so than any other life-form, they are our brethren and should be protected at all cost.

[Swetha]

beautiful poem, with lots of imagery...an ode to those mightiest of plants.

[wordwarrior]

Just wonderful! The emotion, imagery and thoughts in your poem are strong and powerful. Totally agree with you
Excellent writing once again!

[Artiste de Mots]

It's a beautiful poem! It's amazing how much grace and allurement the truth and nature contains that we don't notice at first, and you brought justice to it. Good job! :D

[Adelia Alighieri]

Wow, this is the true essence of environmental poetry.

[Desert Dreamer]

And the trees sing, although in a language we can't hear, if one listens with all your senses, one can tell the trees are singing, creating living spaces for the rest of us living creatures. Walk in the desert for a day and you will never stop thanking the trees for their life giving shade that you will share with birds and all sorts of living things, you will see the tree as the source of life and shelter, you will hear the voice of the trees as they sing. Thank you for sharing your poem, I have been inspired!

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[Brianna Brie]

A rite of Life most old!
Deep from their roots,
Deep from the soil,
Trees breathe their life to earth--
A treasure so immeasurable,
It gives all life its birth.

Your words do the trees justice. As they bring life to the trees in such a way that the reader can identify with the trees. Nicely done!

[Ruth]

Wow, a reminder how trees are the givers of life to a degree! Awesome work! xx