Newton Ranaweera Poet Shape

A Discarded Plant

A
discarded 
plant was I

that a traveler,
a kind, gentle traveler,

picked gently up, and
planted in a rich, fertile land

to make me a tree,
a big, blossoming tree,

but no, - not for him,
yet for all the passers-by.

I’m that tree, that tree,
that he wanted me to be,

with boughs so bent and so low,
with fruits full of ripe and so raw,

caring those that come under my bough,

yet
he cannot see me,
because
he’s
Nor
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*A 1st Place* in the following contest (judged on Nov. 29, 2020)

Nov. 23, 2020
SHAPE UP Poetry Contest 
Contest Sponsor: Brian Strand


Originally, I published this piece in 2016 for About Page on My WordsPress account.

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Beata Agustin November 30, 2020 at 12:56 AM Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this... the form and the content in your awesome poetic style. God bless you. Newton Ranaweera November 30, 2020 at 12:23 PM Thank you so much, Beata, for this immensely great comment and the congrats!!

Elaine George November 29, 2020 at 9:00 PM BEAUTY SHAPE AND STORY. MANY CONGRATS ON YOUR WIN, Newton. ~ Elaine Newton Ranaweera November 30, 2020 at 12:23 PM Thank you so much, Elaine, for this great comment and the congrats!!

Andrea Dietrich November 29, 2020 at 6:37 PM way to go, Newton. Excellent job with this one. Congrats on the win Newton Ranaweera November 30, 2020 at 12:22 PM Thank you so much, Andrea, for this lovely comment and the congrats!!

Sara Kendrick November 29, 2020 at 12:00 PM Congrats on your winning work. Yes, doing these shapes isn't an easy endeavor but you did really well with it. Sara Newton Ranaweera November 29, 2020 at 6:23 PM Thank you so much, Sara, for this great comment and the complement!!

Anne-Lise Andresen November 29, 2020 at 11:29 AM - Congratulations on your win in the "SHAPE UP" contest, Newton :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Newton Ranaweera November 29, 2020 at 6:22 PM Thank you so much, Anne-Lise, for this sweet comment and the congrats!!

Sandra Adams November 29, 2020 at 5:18 AM wonderful write and nice tree... congratulations on your win! Newton Ranaweera November 29, 2020 at 8:04 AM Thank you so much, Sandra, for the lovely comment and the congratulations!!

Susan Ashley November 28, 2020 at 9:08 PM Newton, beautiful and bittersweet emotions flow from your wonderful pen. The tree shape is lovely right down to the poignant finish. This poem touches my heart. Best wishes for a win and warmest wishes for you.. ~Susan Newton Ranaweera November 29, 2020 at 4:29 AM Thank you so much, Susan, for this impressively sweet comment and the encouraging complement!!

Caren Krutsinger November 28, 2020 at 2:39 AM This is darling! Shape poems are ever so difficult, but you have done this one well. Newton Ranaweera November 28, 2020 at 3:00 PM Thank you so much, Caren, for this impressively great comment!!

Anne-Lise Andresen November 24, 2020 at 11:00 AM - Lovely written - A beautifully shaped "Christmas tree" ... best wishes in the contest, Newton :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Newton Ranaweera November 24, 2020 at 6:17 PM Thank you so much, Anne-Lise, for this lovely comment!!