Tree Ode Poems

Strophe
I
Oh ancient cedar so grand, huge and wise
In BC’s old growth glen;I. did encountered thee
I sat beneath your trunk and asked advice ;
I sensed the...

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Ode to a Beaver

I watch the beaver gnaw the tree
And see its place in history.
Cursed with a luxurious pelt
Sought after by European furriers.

That led to...

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Quote: " I am the last leaf on the tree and the wind is blowing" --G. Hinckley

In the fading light of autumn's embrace, 
A poet's...

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Behold, the lonesome lake amidst the evergreen woods. 
'Tis drifting in the quietness of wondrous solitude, 
Upon the visage of languid silvery hue, 
The earthly...

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Feet of barest integument
Bounding, chasing infinite woods, primal
Unscathed by this immaculate earth
Swallowed by puddles seeping through my spirit
Overflowing, casting majesty, and so I ruminate

Flushest pale...

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Firecracker red under Equator sun, lion’s mane
bobbing, obscene tongue. Unseen,
the serpent slips inside, small as a whisper.

It curls around my heart, hoarding it like treasure.
Fans...

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EYE of READINESS

-SUCCESS

"We were welcomed by the eagle, who dropped us on our rears, when we finally achieved success, in his eyes. Dropped us a...

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Ode to Be

I feel different from other people,
Some say I am weird and strange,
This endless striving to be accepted, 
Just leaves me disheartened and drained....

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                   Snow-white blood runs through 
the branches...

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Oh Marie,
How should we remember thee,
Now that you are free. 

There are three things about thee,
On which we all agree,
That we would have liked more...

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The rolling, hollow, baying sounds cascading from the fen,
'cause there's a bobcat up a tree and the dogs are loose again.
The cat suddenly settles, and...

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Christmas.
Believe the story, the prophet, the myth?
Is it all about festivity, excessive drinking and gifts? About family, relatives coming together that otherwise wouldn’t mix?

Do you...

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Mango tree,
Lovely and beautiful,
As a salsa lady,
You are exotic,
And tropical splendors,
Your leathery sultry petals,
With fine and rare warmth,
Dress the body,
Of your surreal canopy,
In the enchanted...

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In Autumn's mournful grasp, the tree does weep,
Its leaves, once vibrant, are now in slumber deep.
Each tear, a drop of amber sorrow shed,
A tapestry of...

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Image by: Kimberlee Baxter
The nonpareil of a a violin plays late into a golden era
its "An Autumnal Farewell, by Debussy"

With magnificent beauty in dazzling colors...

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