Poet Tree
At the end of the day
sunset streaks across the sky,
crickets go mad
and a lone elm thinks
I have paper Hell I am paper
I wish I had a pen
and joints in my limbs
as the wind lifts its leaves
and sighs in the branches
like a bow caressing a violin
I mean when we work together
we begin to inderstand
that we’re made out of song.
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What a great way to describe the music that lives in all of us, if only we water the roots from time to time. Beautiful poem, Tom.
Nice!
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What a delight!
“I have paper … Hell I am paper” made me smile
This is beautifully written. I especially love the ending.
I would type the words I love but then it would be the entire poem. If I did just one though, it would be (love the punch and humor): “I have paper Hell I am paper”.
Lovely poem, Tom! Harmony in music and life – a goal worth fighting for. I have paper Hell I am paper – tee hee
Note to self:
Cut the last three lines.