my sister said
he looks wooden in photos
i suppose he does
look sort of rigid
i don't think he liked having his picture taken
+
his weathered skin
made him look like he was carved from a wise old tree
rigid on some things
principals and loyalty
but giving when it mattered
like willow
a very giving tree
+
solid
dependable
tall
like an oak
good for climbing
shoulders make good perches
for little birds
to feel safe
+
he loved trees
forests
animals
nature
birds
how lucky i am to know he's just around the next corner
any time i'm surrounded by trees
+
cut down before his time
we count the rings
gently
like a rosary
memories clicking
+
wood burns
now he's ash
scattered
i wish we had more photos
because under those stiff perches
and wooden smile
beat a sequoia heart
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Comments (15)
A lovely tribute to a tower and sheltering presence. I went back and read this three times: "we count the rings gently like a rosary memories clicking"
This is gorgeous and heartwarming LC!
This was elegant and beautiful, LC!
Well-wrought! The wooden heart burns gladly for those it loves.
That was so poignantly beautiful. Loved your poem!
Absolutely lovely LC, I love the analogy with the oak, so poignant and strong. Yes the rings, so important.
This was beautiful. Love the image of him bending like a willow.
Fabulous tribute!!! Loved it!!!❤️❤️💕
Aww, that is a beautiful tribute. I'm thinking dad or grandpa.🙏
As deep as the heartwood of a tree. A beautifully rendered portrait
So beautiful! I love seeing the pictures in my head from the words you wrote; it makes your words very relatable. Well done, well written.
So touching and heartfelt, LC!
This is perfectly lovely, L.C. You brought a vision to life
What a lovely beautiful tree poem. So sad the tree was cut down and turned to ash. Very well written! 😇
Awe so lovely