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Tree Made of Every Fruit

In a place that's misty and gray Beneath a shadow wolf and it's prey Into the haze, winds tickle tree tops A tree made of every fruit Grows real plump, Then stops! To bask in it's accomplishments It stood proud among the breeze It fed winded birds tired from flight from across the fruit tree's grape juice seas Soon children came, to feast on this masterpiece The tree trembled as they munched and crunched and ate that tree, bunch by bunch The more the children picked from the branches of this tree The more fruit would blend and mend, and become apart of the grape juice sea. Until one day all that stood. was a stump of bark and a lump of wood Lay Beside a mystic grape juice sea Where a tree made of every fruit used to be

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 1/29/2009 10:08:00 AM
Congratulations on your lovely poetry being featured this week..loved the flow and rhythm from beginning to end..God Bless you and best wishes to you in your writing.*Tyesha
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Date: 1/28/2009 5:32:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being chosen to feature this week. May you have many more excellent poems featured. Love, Carol
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Date: 1/27/2009 9:59:00 AM
What a delightful poem! I love so many lines here, like "It fed winded birds tired from flight" and "mystic grape juice sea" Congrats on having this one featured.
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Date: 1/27/2009 5:53:00 AM
Congratulations on your wonderful featured write of the week! Love, Shar
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Date: 1/26/2009 9:21:00 AM
Congratulations on your poem being featured, Kelsi. It makes one wonder about stopping to bask in one's accomplishments. Nicely written. God Bless. Vince
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Date: 1/26/2009 5:52:00 AM
Check me if I'm wrong, Kelsi, but, hey, don't stop to admire your accomplishments lest ye be eaten ALIVE! Great idea. Loved this one. Love, daver
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Date: 1/25/2009 4:55:00 PM
Kelsi, I just wanted to drop by and add congratulations on having your poem featured to my other comment. Keep on writing! Karen
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Date: 1/25/2009 1:32:00 PM
I loved this delightful poem! Well deserving to be featured this week! Congratulations! ~ Carrie
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Date: 1/19/2009 3:47:00 PM
Creative story with a whimsical feel. Interesting ending. Thank you for sharing your poem with us and for taking time to comment on mine. Best wishes with your writing. Have a good day! Karen
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