Angela Douglas Poet Free verse

The Tulip Tree

I have shared so much with you 
in silence for over a year now
yet still you do not know me
You never will most likely
I am not the type of person 
to whom you would give
the time of day or waste 
a single moment considering 
for there are more important 
matters of the utmost urgency 
awaiting your attention 
people of more renown 
to meet than a simple woman 
wielding a poet’s pen 
while pondering 
an old tulip tree as she 
observes in wonder 
its pods pop open revealing
beautiful petals nature's brush
painted with splashes of orange
bordered by spring green
aware it’s her last opportunity
as it will be cut down 
tomorrow morning 
to make way for something new
though not necessarily better 
as we all will be eventually

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Connie Marcum Wong May 24, 2022 at 1:59 PM There is a sadness over losing any tree. You express this so well in your poem.You are much more than a simple woman my dear Angela, you are a poet! Your talent adds to this world and is much appreciated. Blessings xxoo