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If I Were A Tree

Trevor Logan 1986 (CA)

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If I were a tree
Wood you listen to me
Wood you hear my melody
Wood you come sit beneath me and admire my leaves
Wood you believe in my philosophy
Wood you climb my branches to view the surrounding scenery

If I were a tree
Wood you eat my fruits
Wood you water my roots
Wood I inspire you not to pollute

If I were a tree
Wood you enjoy my shade
Wood we breathe together in a symbiotic exchange
Wood you think of me as you turn the page
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Quick analysis:

Scheme Aaaxaa Abbx Axxx
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 437
Words 93
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 4, 4
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Trevor Logan

Trevor Logan is a quiet poet who enjoys wildlife and gardening. He struggles with drug-resistant temporal-lobe epilepsy, which is a major influence on his writing as it causes hypergraphia (an almost uncontrollable urge to write). His poetry can be found on Instagram @AnEpilepticsPoetics https://instagram.com/anepilepticspoetics?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= more…

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