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Winter Tree

.... Trees barren of old leaves do not become less beautiful in all their nakedness The unsung splendor of each barren branch is a ladder that reaches to the sky ____________________________

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Gwendolen Song

Date: 12/12/2011 11:28:00 AM

Did u read Bob;s funny comment below? Holy Toledo. He is a funny guy! ;) I wrote my very first tetris poem this year..it is a beautiful form..I feel so blessed that u see this barren tree just as lovely in the splendor of its maker...it also makes me think of Jacob's Ladder too. A great image and a esteemed win.

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 12/10/2011 3:07:00 PM

I would have placed this much higher...simple and beautiful...congrats. BG

Bob Quigley

Date: 12/9/2011 2:09:00 PM

I wish I didn't become less beautiful in my nakedness, but it's not to be. Congratulations on your HM Carrie

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 12/9/2011 11:43:00 AM

Congrats on your win Carrie. Love, Carol

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 11/18/2011 5:47:00 PM

You never fail to amaze me with your way of combining imagery with messages and having it come out so beautiful. I'm speechless after reading this one. If this doesn't win, I'll eat my hat. Oh, wait, I have no hat -- I live in Florida. Okay, how about if I buy you a hat. Awesome work, dear. The spiritual quality in the second verse is overwhelming. Love, Carolyn

Joseph Osita

Date: 11/18/2011 11:26:00 AM

Wow! This is really nice for the contest. Best wishes Richard

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/17/2011 10:54:00 PM

oh, gosh, carrie. this is just wonderful!

Tim B

Date: 11/17/2011 1:27:00 PM

Beautiful Double Tetractys. Carefully molded, interesting imagery and choice of word placement, I like how the ladder for instance is inverted. I.E. we fall before we can rise, even in old age we have lessons to learn and have to clean off the old leaves. Not sure of my interpretation but either way, it leaves a beautiful image in my mind of a clean soul. Great poem Carrie!

Nathan Fehr

Date: 11/17/2011 1:20:00 PM

It has alot of feeling, i enjoyed it!

Russell Sivey

Date: 11/17/2011 12:52:00 PM

This poem is tremendously wonderful Carrie! I love it!! You kept on target awesomely all throughout the write! I've never created a Tetractys all the years I've written poetry!Your write flows perfectly from beginning to end!! Outstanding work!!