8/4/2026
This Week's Poetry Challenge: Tree's Perspective
Write a poem from the point of view of a tree.
Rules
Poem must be written in first person from a tree's perspective.
Challenge Dates: August 3, 2026 - August 9, 2026.
“My crown exults with the morning sun.” — The Poet Tree A bird perches on my branch and leaves while an insightful dog barks at my inner bark as the elephant slowly approaches Around my trunk the elephant wraps his trunk straining to wrest the rest of me from my roots, while the flora and fauna root for the victor they are leaning toward… either the elephant as it leans forward or me, as my branches lean sunward Tired, the elephant lumbers away from my lumber the insightful dog still barking at my inner bark as the owl arrives to contemplate root causes
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