Tree Personification Poems

yesterday I was a dandelion
someone smashed me into the mud
my whisps flew off and I turned into a butterfly
I soared above a rose bush, a...

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The storm sneaked into the valley
She had no forethought of what she might do
But the more she thought about the town
And what they had done...

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Sacrifice

I was one of many on the Mount of Olives and
every year produced batches of black olives.
Sweet and black, my olives were prized near and...

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Entry for your choice M poetry Contest
Brian Strand

*Inspired by photo 

This tree stands alone with another nearby
Nature's friend, who is not shy
Standing high in the...

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I recline with my cherry tree musings…

a fountain of blossoms 
cherub cheek complected 
rise and curve from the ground 
up into a heaven and cloud...

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walking down the street
I heard hundreds of tweets
So harmonious coming from that tree
As if birds were singing just for me

Now I talk to them everyday
Telling...

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I feel like I can go now,
I don't know that somehow,
It is just for the show,
The boat starts to row,
I began to go with the...

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“The Sparrow”

In this moment I am a sparrow,
intent on guiding my landing below.

I am a raptor plucking green seeds,
awaiting the rapture to truly be free.

Gently...

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The tree sheds tears when 
It's leaves are shed in the glen
It feels a piece of it is ripped apart
When the fruits rot and fall...

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“How-do-you-do?” the seminal leaves of Autumn wave.
“When would you like to fly away?” prickles the gust.
Maternal-oak holds on tight as one birdy takes flight.

The gust...

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He knows his splendor
would be too much
to take in all at once,
and so he announces his coming
by revealing little bits of himself...

A sun drenched tree...

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Oh won’t you please, do speak for me
                 ...

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Sugar Maple was a beautiful tree
Just as pretty as a tree can be
With a solid and straight trunk so strong
And reaching ever up with graceful...

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Your strong ebony arms hold my white transient body.
We are lovers now,
coupled in the cold night,
neither as bold without the other.

I will leave you soon,
tears...

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Yesterday I was in the parched, red desert, where it pours only seldom,
Bearing joy for varicolored cacti blooms, a silvery shower, very welcome.
This morning I...

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