Trees and People
PART A:
Trees blossom.
Trees nourish.
Just as people
Everywhere.
Trees breed shoots.
Trees seek roots.
Just as people
Everywhere.
Trees fall,
Short or tall.
Just as people
Everywhere.
Trees live.
Trees die.
Just as people
Everywhere.
PART B:
Trees bear fruit.
People bear children.
All preciously harvested.
Trees quite literally,
Are paper-giving
As burnt offering.
People, trees viewing,
Are literacy receiving.
Eternally memorializing.
Trees and people,
People and trees…
Each embracing the other.
About this poem
This poem celebrates the symbiotic relationship between people and trees, each, although a different species, providing and exchanging oxygen, shelter, companionship, medicine, and tranquility. The poem is written metrically in two parts, each with four stanzas; with Part A consisting of a four-line stanza, and with Part B having a three-line stanza.
Written on November 22, 2021
Submitted by karlcfolkes on November 22, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | xxAB ccAB ddAB xxAB xxx xee eee axx |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 514 |
Words | 109 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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