A Taxus Baccata

The faithful common English yew,
a hardwood,deadly but true,
ornamental,a shelter too.

When it takes root it's here to stay
through storm and tempest
it will not sway.

Evergreen,spreads its wings
far and wide,
many a secret to hide.

In churchyards,oft is found,
long out-lasting those nearby,
buried in the hallowed ground.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011


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Date: 1/4/2012 1:07:00 PM
Congratulations on making it through the 1st round of PoetrySoup International Contest. Wishing you the best in the finals Brian. Love, Carol
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Date: 12/28/2011 8:25:00 PM
Congratulations on your poem being among the chosen few. Love, Joyce
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Date: 9/21/2011 1:17:00 PM
Congratulations in the contest of P. D. "Featured Poem of The Week" Brian. Love, Carol
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Date: 9/17/2011 5:20:00 PM
CONGRATS BRIAN ON ANOTHER GRAND WIN WITH THIS FEATURED POETRY LUV.. SO APPRECIATE AND MUCH THANKXX FOR MY 3RD PLACE IN YOUR SEPTEMBER POETRY CONTEST LUV..
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Date: 9/17/2011 1:07:00 PM
Congrats on your win, Brian. Kim
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Date: 9/17/2011 11:50:00 AM
Congrats Brian on your win ...enjoyed your poem.
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Date: 9/17/2011 9:05:00 AM
What a beautiful poem! I have a special love for trees, a tree hugger, I guess you could call me. I often take photos of trees anytime I see one that is unusual and catches my eye. Congratulations on your win Brian and thank you also for your placement of my poem in your contest. Blessings, Connie
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Date: 9/17/2011 8:37:00 AM
Congratulations on the win in the contest of P.D. Brian
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Date: 9/17/2011 3:54:00 AM
A winning congratulations! CR
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Date: 9/17/2011 2:20:00 AM
Brian, Congratulations on your win, this is an amazing featured poem. Thank you so much for entering and sharing it with us. A super well done poem,, God bless,... LINDA
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Date: 5/1/2011 5:55:00 AM
Brian, congratulations on your poem being featured this week, and one from my Tree contest! Wonderful ! And also congrats on coming back to us as a Prem. Member, that is awesome, my friend, I am sending you a soup mail in a moment~~
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Date: 4/27/2011 6:15:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Brian. Love, Carol
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Date: 4/26/2011 6:55:00 AM
Congratulations Brian on your win in Constance's "The Tree" contest. Love, Carol
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Date: 4/26/2011 6:07:00 AM
Brian, your poetry always holds such deep meaning. Many congrats on this fine feature of the week. Top-notch in my books. Lainie
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Date: 4/25/2011 8:40:00 AM
Congratulations on your poem being featured this week, Brian
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Date: 4/25/2011 8:18:00 AM
Congrats Brian on your featured poem this week on P.S. ..wonderful piece to share with us all my friend with luv..
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Date: 4/25/2011 7:48:00 AM
Beautiful poem.Congrats Brian on your win---kash
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Date: 4/24/2011 3:28:00 PM
Congratulations on the win in the contest of Constance,Brian
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Date: 4/24/2011 2:50:00 PM
Congratulations on your win, Brian.
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Date: 4/24/2011 6:33:00 AM
brian, best cheers for the super win! :) huggs
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Date: 4/23/2011 9:10:00 PM
Congrats Brian on your marvelous win in the tree contest with this lovely entry my friend.. enjoy a great win as u celebrate the joy of Easter Sunday luv..
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Date: 4/23/2011 7:13:00 PM
Great to see you in the winner's circle, Brian. Congratulations on your worthy poem's honor in place. Agape, Moses
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Date: 4/23/2011 5:53:00 PM
Trees often outlive humans, Brian, but I haven't seen a baccata yet. Maybe when I visit England... Congratulations on your win in Constance's contest! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 4/20/2011 10:58:00 AM
Thank you for supporting my contest. Wonderful!
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Date: 4/20/2011 7:29:00 AM
I love that you gave a proper title....It is so good to see a poem of yours, reminds me of when I first joined the soup. I miss my mentors, ....and you are still among the best! Lovely poem!
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