Thursday, December 10, 2009

Arboreal Memories



That lonesome tree
once stood
like a sentinel

its vibrant roots
silently burgeoning
in receptive soil

And now
like an old man
grieving his lost youth

tree limbs
hang limply
toward the parched earth

A single drop of sunlit
sap evokes arboreal
memories

when seed first sown
by timeworn winds
took root

and blossomed
into life's
uncertainties

c. Douglas Fireman
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4 comments:

  1. Patty RutheDecember 10, 2009 at 4:18 PM

    Awesome.

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  2. Doug FiremanDecember 10, 2009 at 6:33 PM

    Thank you Possum Patty.

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  3. Ramona DavidsonDecember 11, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    You have such interesting poems and pictures. You have a very creative soul.

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  4. Doug FiremanDecember 13, 2009 at 4:57 AM

    Hi Ramona.
    It's nice to start off the day
    with such a nice comment
    and compliment.

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