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Twisted Pine

Formed from the sinew Of the twisted pine That bends to the wind On the mountainside In the summer glare And the winter snows Where the temper flares Where the temper cools – And in strength you grew In twists and knots On the alpine edge Of a thousand rocks - Sound of limb and lung And of sturdy foot For your Mother Earth Where you cling barefoot With a grip the worth Of your granite birth Your twisted root And your taproot thirst –

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Date: 1/11/2025 5:38:00 PM
Beautiful. I loved the sentence structure...so poetic
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John Oldham
Date: 1/12/2025 11:08:00 AM
Thanks Paige! This is a fave of mine. Felt like I nailed the metaphor well.

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