Life of a Tree

Kenneth R Jenkins 1961 (United States)



When the tree is green,
Spring has come alive.
With its greenery growing to be seen
And lively like so.

When the tree hides the summer sun
And shades that spot to sit cool
Or climb that tree just for fun
All of the summer through.

Now that same tree shed its leaves for fall
Making room for the cool days
And that's not all
Winter is coming soon.

A tree has life
And there is life in that tree.

11 Nov. 2021

About this poem

A description of how life seems like according to the seasons of our lives.

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Written on 2021

Submitted by kenjen61 on September 14, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXAX BXBX CXCX XX X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 411
Words 93
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2, 1

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