Tania Kitchin Poet Shape

I Am An Old Oak Tree

@ I am…@
                                    @@...an old Oak Tree…@@
                @@...I have been alive and around for fifty years..@@
              @@I have survived droughts, freezing temps and hurricanes.@@  
   @@.. I am still fertile and produce acorns that feed many..@@ 
          @@Squirrels claim me as their home, building nests up high.@@  
       @.Woodpeckers keep pecking at my thick-skinned trunk.@
   @@It Makes me more unique with character and pretty designs@@
     @.Winters are difficult for me as I like to sleep and lose my strength.@
        @...My looks become stark, barren and I get covered in snow...@   
                @Chipmunks, snakes and many birds love to come visit me@
                @and Land on my branches feeding on my seeds while@  
                      @@..Telling me how magnificent I am…@@
               @ In Spring my many green hands are back again @  
                              @….Waving hello in the wind…@ 
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12/24/19 (@ are acorns)

Contest: I am a Tree contest
Sponsor: Delilah Ventura

12/26/19 Submitted to contest:'STRAND SPECIAL 10,any form ,any theme' Poetry Contest

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Pat Adams December 27, 2019 at 2:42 PM Well done, and a contender I'd say!......pat Tania Kitchin December 27, 2019 at 2:53 PM Thank you Pat!

Jan Allison December 25, 2019 at 5:27 PM what a super shape poem Tania - guess I don;t have to check pinterest for this one!! Good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx Tania Kitchin December 25, 2019 at 5:50 PM Ha ha, thanks Jan, it is definitely mine and an original! Hugs