The dying trees

Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)



The trees blinked their leaves
Like eyes drooping to a close
The fine rains and intense heat
Were not enough a drench
To quench their endless thirst
They browned and charred
And their trunks began to rot
They knew noone was there
To give them their lot
They had lived in the wilds
And relied on their God
And when it was time
They could not weep
And so they fell piece by piece
Branches snapped
roots became lame
And where they once blew
There was noone to blame
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Written on July 26, 2022

Submitted by HeatherLydiaThornhill on July 26, 2022

Modified on April 04, 2023

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Characters 463
Words 90
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18

Heather Lydia Thornhill

Moods and mindsets poetry. Published. Book in progress: Don't talk rot. more…

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  • Dougla$Irishman
    A normal tree always develops long roots that reaches very far below the earth. The roots are longer than the tree so they always have a good supply of water !A very interesting poem about trees !
    Read AJ Kilmer 's poem "A Tree", it is a classic !
    I think I shall never see a tree
    As beautiful as thee !
     
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