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Red Maple Tree

I lie back in the weather-proofed green chair
To gaze up at the flowering maple tree.
Now, touched by sun,lungs full of scented air
I embrace with joy the beauty I now see.

Old celandine show brightly by my feet
Neglected currant bushes straggle round the path
There is no birdsong yet a silence sweet
Soothes my heart and quietens my wrath.

For my heart's sore and anguished is my mind
Yet in this little wood I feel deep calm.
My eyes are shadowed and my face is lined.
May this green spring bring me a gentle balm.

For even in depression and deep grief,
The mind makes healing medicine of a leaf.

Copyright © Katherine Braithwaite | Year Posted 2015

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Darlene Gifford Date: 4/20/2015 9:38:00 AM Hi, Katherine, Aren't we thankful for the peaceful and healing nature that God has surrounded us with! Especially liked your closing thoughts. Login to Reply Katherine Braithwaite Date: 4/20/2015 10:20:00 AM i prefer nbThank you,Darlene.1i love that tree and now it's spring it#s beautiful...ot helps me a lot when life gets hard

Robert Lindley Date: 4/19/2015 10:24:00 PM NATURE HEALS... Love this poem, the message and flow.. A7 and bravoooooo!! Login to Reply Katherine Braithwaite Date: 4/20/2015 10:22:00 AM Thanks so much,Robert.big trees are soothimg and calming..for me and I am glad if theyhelp others too/Katherine

Jan Allison Date: 4/19/2015 3:38:00 PM such vivid vivid imagery i could picture this so so clearly in my minds eye - you have created your very own safe haven in this write a lovely sonnet:-) Hugs jan xx 7 xx Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 4/19/2015 3:51:00 PM :-) pleased to meet you too xx- really enjoyed the imagery here you created such a tranquil place in my mind:-) Hugs Jan xx Katherine Braithwaite Date: 4/19/2015 3:49:00 PM What a beautiful comment.Thank you,Jan,I am pleassed to meet you..We had a lovely sunny day yesterday and I love this big tree...I havebeen dreaming about it.:)xxx