Best Oak Tree Poems

Oh I am but a simple leaf
         withering within the gutter
         one summer of bliss
         now! Just an autumn flutter.

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This old oak-tree smiling through my balcony
Sways and swings cheerily, a happy emissary,
Budding new vigor upon tiny greenish leaves
Adorning exuberance of idyllic new morning, 
Quivering golden-beams on dawning of spring.

When the sun rises, blushing mauve feelings,
Its gentle oscillations fetch tender sensibilities
Inviting sparrows to grace the...

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What tales your leaves must whisper
of youths tall in your strong arms.
Pretending to be pirates
in a terrible, fierce storm.

Or lovers in your shadows
making vows they sometimes kept;
dreamer's secret hideaway,
underneath leaves, young boys slept.

Many years honed your boldness,
growing taller, stronger, blest.
You were proud to play sentry
standing...

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The cold north winds that stripped you bare,
Shall bring a white cloak for you to wear.

This is how my Autumn trees look already.

11.19.2014
For Rick Paris's
Contest Crystalline
4th...

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the Oak  Tree

You were always someone special
In the midnight hours in my dream
I could really feel the tension
A tree, a limb, a friend
No matter how hard life came at me
There you stood perfectly
Letting me lean up against your stand
I will never forget the day...

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A towering inferno loses
a cluster of flames once held dear.

19~11~2014
Sponsor: Rick Parise
Contest Name: Crystalline 
 
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A BONUS CRYSTALINE NOT FOR THE CONTEST


Hard Oak

Softly swaying - in sensual ease 
embraces a warm autumn breeze.

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*always read the fine print 

Other Then The Title This Next Crystalline Is Written...

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A noble Black Oak tree stands tall and tranquil 
Wearing brown, old and dried crumpled leaves
Withstanding all autumn and winter storms
Without any distress or any grief
Golden fall is long gone, cold, wet season is also concluding
Spring is poking its head up with colorful bulbs blooming...

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I kneel to pray beneath an oak tree’s leaves,
where my journey began.
Broken limbs straggle over a patchy lawn,
a neglected place full of holes, 
shoveled from childhood memories.

I bow at the altar of the tall oak.
Days come and go, but yesterdays
are no longer my foundation. 
The...

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The Old Oak Tree

For thirty-three years she’s been standing there,
With all her majestic beauty, without a care.
From a tiny seedling I had planted her,
The years rolled by swiftly, like a blur.

The decision was made, she must come down,
The old oak tree looked stately wearing her...

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Autumn Oak Tree

Dazzling dots…red, tan, orange, gold
George Seurat-like painting to behold


© Sandra M. Haight 2014 
   All Rights Reserved


~12th Place~
Crystalline Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Rick Parise
Judged 11/23/2014
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Am Ufer des Flusses
Bevor die Sonne erlischt
Nur leichtes Gurgeln

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At the river banks
Before the sun finally sets
Only a slight gurgle

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A orillas del río 
Antes que el sol desaparece 
Sólo ligero gorgoteo 

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Nur eine alte Eiche
Da hinter der Wegbiegung
Trotzte dem letzen Sturm

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Only an old oak tree 
There...

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She slowly grew on him, surrounding his body with brown mold and green moss.

He can’t escape her detachment, her selfless embrace. Her love is only needed from one time to another, like one plant from another, growing and then dying.

And what was that he hoped...

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a hulking oak tree

 extends elongated boughs 

   handshakes with nature




Tree Themed Haiku Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Tania Kitchin  (Winner: 2nd Place)
Howmanysyllables.com( 5-7-5 Syllables)
Date written and submitted: 08/19/2019...

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I must have been five
And my brother only four
Feeling adventurous
We explored the wooden area
A stone's throw from home

I had the bright idea
To climb that tall oak tree
It was so grand and majestic
I told my brother to stay put

I climbed up and up
Way out onto a...

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I am the cornerstone
In the legend of timeless Oaks
That so profoundly stand alone
Magnificent in strength and age
A noble guardian of longevity and resilience

My permanence and stamina
Is willed to rise above all other trees
Yet hold the ground deeply rooted
And take my solemn vow of continuance
As the...

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