Beneath the ancient boughs
Stories of ages pass
The copse of cedars stand silent
As the wind sighs, whispers hidden secrets of time
Their shadows waltz in the sun
A play of light and dark
The truths they veil in their green leaves
Of memories, lost and found
A rhythmic hymn of earth and sky.
Categories:
cedars, dark, earth, imagery, light,
Form: Free verse
Evergreens, not passing as beauty queens
Along a fence line, there are three of them
Great trees to make a big and splashing scene
But the metal fence is intertwined with their limbs
And their chances of survival are slim
Stump-grinding will destroy them and the fence
So, leaving them there is my best defense
Imprisoned, their potential is doomed
And their growth is hampered, I am convinced
Music played with the wind is out of tune
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Categories:
cedars, nature, tree,
Form: Dizain
The Phoenicians
Past
From turbulent seas
rise mighty noble Phoenicians
sailors and masters in commerce
twenty two constant warriors
ancestors of our language
four vassals, thriving Phoenician pride
furnished the Persian kingdom
from the mountaintops
tall cedars , sculpted to fine ships
humanity forever
sleeps in Byblos
ancient city bathed in
supple cream soft moonlight
sea winds carry messages
ancestors whispered to me
Fragmented, listless
an abandoned seashell
split in pieces
like Phoenicia
Categories:
cedars, art, history, humanity, language,
Form: Free verse
In the spring rain,
the cedars bear alien fruit:
gelatinous growth
like orange sea anemones,
slimy creatures whose
slippery tendrils quiver
sporeful
revolting and fascinating
life
fills all niches
4/22/2018
Categories:
cedars, nature,
Form: Free verse
arrow straight cedars
atop a flat top building..
survival doubtful
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Categories:
cedars, nature,
Form: Haiku
Canopy of Cedars across the road
Offers a covering, a protection
Little rain upon it this morn abode
But in open field raindrops reflection
The field of Cedars was coated damp, too
Saturated with moisture from night's rain
Delightful morn to enjoy the gray hue
Solitude awhile definitely my gain
Solitude for the soul, inner being
Lifts, restores, refreshes spirit cleanses
Mourning Dove coos melodious singing
Alone but not alone soul appeases
Spilling and giving inner resources
As rain of the night gave its cadences
Categories:
cedars, inspirational, introspection, life, rain,
Form: Sonnet
The smell of cedars
Bring back that homesick feeling
My Tennessee home
Categories:
cedars, nature, nostalgia
Form: Haiku
Tree of honor born from the cedars of Lebanon
No seed does it drop and it not know where
Absorbing the heat to provide a haven of shade
Seasons and storms cause no threat
No cutting words can perpetrate its bark
A sapling mirrors its sway in the daystar’s light
Majestic and true, august and firm
Friendly and kind always waving never wavering
Never can the seed of this produce anything but a Cedar of Lebanon
Categories:
cedars, family, life, nature, son,
Form: Blank verse