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This Week's Poetry Challenge: Tree's Perspective,August 3 - 9, 2026

Write a poem from the point of view of a tree.

Poem must be written in first person from a tree's perspective.

River Tree - Crossroad Fellowship

The Tree



              I am slipping into a dream_
    I am in a forest green and lush
             with trees so beautiful 
                       and bird songs divine
       and hear a "tree" talking. . . 

my roots are deep in the earth
    my branches raised to the sun
                I am strength and I am courage
a river flows past me like a stream of glass
         I am tranquility and serenity . . .
the winds are whistling through my weeping leaves 
                  like violin's crying and 
         echoing in the forest . . .
I gave to life all the soul I had in me
          all my leaves and tears trembled
and all my pain fell in autumn   
               drifting  away red,  yellow and orange
                               to decay . . .
I rest under the snow
                   and place on a cloak of pure white
then, in the Spring I put on my emerald gown 
                             and re-birth . . .
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Gibbons Avatar
August 8, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Constance spectacular write ✍️and picture 📸 loveeeed it me being lover n hugger of trees fav for me for sure 🙌🦋🫂
La France Avatar
August 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Thank you 🦋
Edmonds  Avatar
August 6, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A beautiful poem from a tree’s perspective Constance, enjoyed the read… Beryl 😊
La France Avatar
August 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Thank you 🦋
Scragg Avatar
August 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Gorgeous and divine 😊 some stella lines Constance... particularly love your comparison to winds/violins, to the river a "stream of glass" and its calming effects.... what a moving line, "all my pain fell in autumn" ... so much beauty in this poem and depth ... adding into my faves list 😊😉💖
La France Avatar
August 6, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Thank-you 🦋
Kitchin Avatar
August 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Constance, a beautifully penned tree poem with vivid imagery through the seasons.
La France Avatar
August 6, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Thank you 🦋
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