The Almond Tree Blossom

You tasted spring’s young almonds green;
sweeter than vestal nectarine
then all your innocence is lost;
forever to the wind is tossed.

The seed you planted long ago;
time will see it ripen and grow;
as the summer sun slow unfolds,
the carapace no longer holds

Fall harvest fruit is eager reaped;
upon a bride and groom are heaped;
Young virgins take them to their bed
to dream, foretell, of whom they wed.

When the end is near, as foretold
and the winter’s dark, bitter cold
makes the future labored to see
each year blossoms the almond tree.
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Date: 5/17/2025 8:43:00 AM
- Congratulations on your sixteen beautiful lines poem, Terry :) - hugs
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Terry Miller
Date: 6/19/2025 8:39:00 AM
Thank you Anne-Lise
Date: 5/12/2025 9:37:00 AM
I'm at a loss for words, just keep uttering uhh, uhh as my reaction to each verse, but most especially the last. You gave me that which I seek - a poetry high. CayCay
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Date: 5/13/2025 8:07:00 AM
You are so very kind, and I appreciate it, thank you
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