Tree Friends

From childhood days trees are my friends,
and may our friendship know not end.
When I was small, I knew their ways;
I listened to the fairy lays
they crooned into the scented air,
I parted the willow's long, green hair
and found a welcome place to stay
till happy hours ate up the day.

Then some of us with dreamer's hearts
have stood, breathless, in midnight dark
upon those special summer eves
when fairies dance beneath the leaves.
Once you have seen the magic start
you cannot thrust it from your heart.
The yearning lasts a lifetime through;
your dearest friends will be the few
who share this rapture, rare yet free,
to know and love a special tree.

Copyright, 1987, Faye Gibson

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 4/20/2014 4:07:00 PM
Lovely romantic view of trees. I like the way the poem paints a pretty picture of fairies, woodland and summer evenings. Best wishes
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Date: 4/19/2014 10:56:00 PM
I love trees and fairies and willows especially so this goes on my favs list...welcome faye Hope you find a sanctuary here on the soup. SuZ
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Faye Gibson
Date: 4/20/2014 4:34:00 PM
Thank you...this was fun to write. Thank you for paying me a visit.
Date: 4/17/2014 9:57:00 PM
this is so sweet. One time I entered a contest for tree poems and was in a book along with other poets who wrote of trees. This would have been such a welcome addition to the poems in that little book!!
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Faye Gibson
Date: 4/18/2014 7:36:00 PM
Thank you, Andrea, for taking time to read some of my work. I truly enjoy reading yours!
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