Stephen Pennell Poet Light Verse

The Scariest Tree

I'm only 4 and three foot tall and  the world is a scary old space
Me and my mates know of a place where the scariest  tree stands tall.
Over the farmers gate across by the lake 
stands the scariest tree in the world .
The trunk of the tree leans towards me, and splits at the top  to make two long arms .
Now as the sun sets and it catches the light it looks like its coming for me .
I sprint for the gate before its to late as the scariest tree reaches out .

Back home safe at last  with tales to tell dad 
I sit down for a well deserved  tea , 
I then play some games and watch the TV and before long its bed time for me, 
I fall fast asleep and this is the time  the scariest tree gets me. 






true story over the fields at the end of my street . cheers

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Walter Alter February 18, 2016 at 11:49 AM Great narrative about childhood helplessness and the fear that can loom in innocuous objects. Kids understand that Nature can be scary. Maybe it's because they are small and have few victories under their belt. Stephen Pennell February 18, 2016 at 12:02 PM thanks something from my childhood and a couple of contests have made me look at childhood memory's

Ovidiu Bocsa February 18, 2016 at 6:58 AM Any immortality tree/May teach us free/ about time and fear./I enjoyed the rhyme near my heart.Congrat. Stephen Pennell February 18, 2016 at 11:53 AM thank you for the comment