The Ecstasy of Trees

Have you ever seen the way
The tender leaves all tremble
In the gentlest of breezes
And then gather, intensify that windy gesture
Until finally the tree itself bows down?
Can you hear her moan and whimper,
Feel her ecstasy,
As she bends and comes alive, 
Her strength challenged, tested,
Springing back at last for more?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014


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Date: 2/20/2014 11:02:00 AM
I truly enjoyed this poem.
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Date: 2/17/2014 3:33:00 PM
I can see the tremble, very elegant. Thank you for sharing! - Mike
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Date: 2/17/2014 3:56:00 AM
- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup,Turrner- I choose your first great written poem - hope you will write many poem in the future- Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- PoetrySoup Rule1: Be kind and keep PoetrySoup a haven. PoetrySoup is a drama free zone(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 2/17/2014 2:25:00 AM
it's all been said and done, thank you for the repeating image. lol, make the trees stop. Welcome to the soup, again. Skat. :]
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Date: 2/16/2014 9:47:00 PM
I'd go there with you, but na... I'd rather not talk about all the cliche ridden around this tiny write. This turned out to be one of the best examples. Thank you for stopping by my poem. Linda ((<---but you know that already right))
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Date: 2/16/2014 9:40:00 PM
By the way Turrner, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. You will enjoy the community, we are one big happy family. (Drama & Love. LOL) ~ Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@
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Date: 2/16/2014 9:39:00 PM
Hello Turrner Bodeen, I did not get the comment on my poem... Did I really make your eyes bleed. Okay, I'm being funny, cause you are new, and you read one of my poems before posting one. Oddly, I enjoyed the comment, but I wasn't too sure about the ending, was it an insult... Linda
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Date: 2/16/2014 9:48:00 PM
I love insults.
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