...Trees...
TREES ARE BEAUTIFUL! I remember the flowing canopy of a willow tree I first saw as a child of 6 yrs, just beautiful, and I love the majesty they convey like the Elephants when they walk... haughty in their might and gracious in their acceptance of mere mortals... and we are killing them!
January 30, 2016 ·
TREES.....
I am old.
Upon a mountaintop I roam.
There is molasses in my soul.
The trees,
Accompany me,
In this,
My journey!
Molasses flows,
Softly..
A taste of honey,
With a slight of bitter,
There's an ache stays with me.
It sits,
Softly, sweetly..
The tree stands tall,
Waiting 'pon the leaf to fall,
Another story for the sages.
Lovingly,
I set frond between the pages,
Bringing story to life,
Softly, sweetly, slowly..
A word, or two,
Like floating blades from emerald night,
Waft down,
Land on your lips,
A gifted kiss out of heavens bliss.
Soft, sweet, slow..
I pen these words,
They're for you my friends,
Take home and read,
That I not end.
Swirl each word about your tongue,
Memorize, save, pass to the young,
Memory of a tree,
Softly...Sweetly...Slowly...
About the Creator
Victor Mendez
Born in 1958.There's a lot of road beneath these feet.Worn out pairs upon pairs of shoes.Been a ranch kid,a city kid,a Marine,a dad, a grandfather now,an avid reader and just recently began writing poetry in 2015 just to vent.
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