Best Redwoods Poems

"to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature" William Shakespeare, Hamlet, 1601

towering redwoods 
forest dwellers born before Christ’s time on Earth
spreading arms to lofty heights
dwellings provided in hollow, cave-like trunks

wrap your spirit in the redwood cocoon
feel the cool, dark air
refreshing body and spirit
refuge from...

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the tall redwood trees
burnt, carved, hollowed for shelter
still green & standing tall 

like a redwood tree
I feel tormented and saddened
ignoring hardships
standing here for centuries
sharing calm & serenity

wish I could be like a redwood grove aged with wisdom 
I feel like a giant overshadowing my misfortunes
sharing...

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The Redwoods are special indeed
When trying to understand the trees
Massive in both girth and height
The gentle giants of the woods

When trying to understand the trees
They’re very spiritual in nature
The gentle giants of the woods
They totally captivate the mind

They’re very spiritual in nature
Massive in both girth...

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On hallowed ground this path pervades
                As if by fate, alone I tread
           To hear the whispered serenades
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upon first
seeing the towering redwoods
so awed I whispered
cathedral,
a living cathedral...

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redwoods
watch the surge
of ocean waves…
silently they guard my
frailty

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Writing Challenge 1 – May Contest
Sponsored by Dear Heart
Theme 2
Placed 2nd
© 10th May 2019...

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Poet:  Ken Jordan
Poem:  California Redwoods 
Edited by:  Sparkle Jordan
written:  August/2015


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Beyond the grove of giant ferns,
The mossy path descends and turns
Toward the trunks of redwood trees,
Where mountains meet the dewy breeze.

Enveloped by the heavy fog,
The birds glide free across the bog
And burst into their cheerful calls
Over the chime of waterfalls.

In this abode the giants loom
With...

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grand glory

adorns skyward kings -

redwoods rule






... CayCay Jennings
April 30, 2018...

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As I stood beneath an ancient tree
The canyon beckoned me
Mushrooms, moss and ferns abound
They carpeted the spongy ground
Rough redwoods reached into the sky
Such majesty and wisdom; I often wondered why
The canopy, a firmament up into the sun
A meeting of the masters, rejoicing every one
Created for...

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towering redwoods
coastal fog drips from their boughs —
echoes of dewdrops...

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ancient trees fell hard
moss tenderly blankets them
new life emerges...

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The Ballad of John Muir Woods

	
	I squint at the splendid morning sun	 
	golden filtered bright rays conveyed.	
	Speaking they say, sit, little one		 
	rest a spell in our noble shade.

	I squint at this forest of titans
	sitting, I wait for more whisperings.
	They weigh my thoughts across the...

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Redwoods cloaked in green
home to golden birds, singing
up in true blue skies
So ancient and prodigious
hailing the stars and the moon

Redwood rosy morn
redwood soaked in the sunset
with silent breezes
Lord of the dark green forest
still in its vigorous youth...

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