Trees Poems

High in the Top of Two Cottonwood Trees

my castle is twenty-six foot high in the top of two cottonwood trees
My daddy made it for me, he called it a tree house, but it is my fort.
My refuge, my camouflage, my hearth, my home.
I can sit here all day with a pillow, a swig of water and seven books.
I would make it eleven

Lessons from Trees

The winds that make the seedlings sway,
ensure that they upright will stay.
As fibers flex and tissues stress,
resilience grows as wind gusts press.

If trees are grown where no wind blows,
 their trunks will not sturdily grow.
Instead of standing strong and tall,
 they will soon bend over and fall.

Troubles and cares are like the wind,
they afflict us

trees as God's gifts

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*Psalm 104:16 The trees of the Lord are full of sap...
 
August 22, 2025
1st place, "Illusku : Illustrated Haiku Challenge" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by JCB Brul; judged on 8/28/2025

Lost in the Woods

                                           Lost in the Woods 

			    Strolling in the midst

STILLNESS

STILLNESS*
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In stillness they stand,
deep roots sip from ancient streams,
time's hands slip away.
Branches weave through endless skies,
the heart learns to stretch and breathe.

*Note:Poem originally written for and submitted to creativeramblings.com (Haiku Shack) for its anthology contest. This is my original poem.

DAILY GRATITUDE TREES

I love trees…think of all the things they give us…
all the things without them we would lack…
I only wish we humans gave the trees 
as many reasons to love us back.

MORE LIKE THE TREES

I wish it could be said we were all a little more like the trees
when our time on Earth is done…
because even the smallest trees spread their arms in welcome…
while offering shade and shelter to everyone.

TREES AND ME

I love nature…everything about her…
her mountains, her flowers, her animals, her oceans…her sky, her seas…
and from the time I was born I’ve had a certain affinity for her trees.

I wonder if that’s because throughout my life…whatever has come down the pike
I have come to realize how in so many ways…trees and I are alike.

We both

trees in the wind

tree branches are ruffling and rustling
shimmering, shaking, talking among themselves
unraveling their secrets
flowing in a natural rhythmic way
manipulated by the north wind

Country Lane

canopy of trees
     arched over the winding lane
          a peaceful presence

Beautiful Twin

so amazing twin
what about the twinning trees!?
not only twin trees
yet, eight hundreds years old age
they are in South Korea

Where the Trees are Shellshocked

A strange autumn this, with its closed fisted,
hollow fruitfulness.

Ashen drapes shroud listless maples, a sky
reluctant to color its face.

A hostile pestilence has worn out
the pith of those who still survive.

War has beat itself upon our shores,
and the dragons of earth and sky
have allied themselves
to the hidden worms.
The unripe fall far too soon.

Komorebi

In the hush of dawn, I walk alone,
with sleepy steps and thoughts half-grown.
The trees, they stretch in silent grace,
as sunbeams paint the morning’s face.

The birds begin their tender song,
and somehow, I just hum along.
Each leaf it sways, each breeze, it stays,
like God walks with me here today. 

My shoes find joy in fallen leaves,
a crunch

Observing Nature's Beauty

long tree limbs stretching 
     over gurgling brook flowing
          minnows are dashing

I sit on the bank
     observing nature’s beauty
          a calming moment

Lake of Blue

JANUARY 2024

Hello, person.
My person, who bathes and drifts in the steaming lake of blue
And chirps a melody of solitude
While strumming the oak guitar for the blaze.

Hello to you--
If you want to hear my thoughts.

My person, whose eyes bleed of the weeping willow's dye,
Who holds the warmth of the stars in their skin,
Who holds the wisps

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