Notes About The Poem
June- 29- 2026
A Tree Poetry Contest
Sponsor- Seth Pina
~ Placed Eighth in the Premiere Poetry Contest~
The Tree in My Yard
In my yard stands a tree
tall and sturdy
silent like a hermit,
regal like an empress
her roots dug deep
her branches touching the heavens
peeking behind the skies veil
She has a coy dalliance with the Wind.
Sometimes he comes tickling
her tender parts, whispering
sweet nothings in her ear.
Overall, she is still,
still.....like waters without ripples.
She stands upright
brooding over the saga of struggle
from a sapling to a towering giant
Indeed, a tryst with destiny!
Under the summer sky
braving the smarting beams
she remained uncomplaining.
Below the thundering clouds,
bearing a thousand needle pricks
she stayed nonchalant.
When the wind swept across,
bending her branches in all directions,
she stood on firm feet unwavering.
She tells a tale of struggle and survival.
She had stood there before I was born.
Now she displays every scar and every stripe
on her knotted bark as a proud trophy.
Sometimes I feel her pain
when wet and dripping in pouring rain
or scorched in the sun’s fiery rage.
Yet, she holds an umbrella over all
who come to her in sun and rain
and blesses creatures like squirrels and birds.
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