All The Trees Poem by Luke Joseph Mckernan
All The Trees
In aging branches, whispers of longing take hold,
A yearning for youth, for stories yet untold,
With each passing season, their roots ache to be free,
To find new soil, new horizons, beyond what they can see.
The birds that grace their boughs, fleeting visitors of delight,
Stir envy within the trees, longing for their flight,
In this symbiotic dance, a tale of nature's flow,
Revealing secrets hidden, the mysteries they bestow.
So let them soar, let them explore, their destiny unknown,
While I remain rooted here, content in my own throne,
For in their travels, I find solace, a peace that's ever near,
As they lift my aspirations, my heart echoes, 'Fly, my dear.'
Oh! I KNOW I started to read this one yesterday. I may have even finished reading it yesterday. Now I have for sure. I like the flow and topic(s) and rhyming. Another meal has once again interrupted me! ! : ) bri
symbiosis: 1 - A close, prolonged association between two or more different organisms of different species that may, but does not necessarily, benefit each member. 2 - A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence. 3 - Union for life of certain organisms, each of which is necessary to the other
'The birds that grace their boughs, fleeting visitors of delight, Stir envy within the trees, longing for their flight, ' I THINK the 'trees' are longing for THEIR 'flight', BUT it COULD be the 'birds' which Luke refers to. : )
'In this symbiotic dance, a tale of nature's flow, Revealing secrets hidden, the mysteries they bestow.' As I commented yesterday, I like the flow, rhyming, and topic(s) , but these 2 lines aren't as clear as I'd like to read. Perhaps expand on them?
(cont.) IF YOU ARE SPEAKING OF PARTICULAR BIRDS & particular trees, e.g. one pair of orioles which return to the same tree for nesting year after year, THEN I'd call it symbiosis. : ) bri
(CONT.) symbiosis (a symbiotic relationship) : 1 - A close, prolonged association between two or more different organisms of different species that may, but does not necessarily, benefit each member.' (cont.)
Your use of birds and tree(s) here is clever, but could be MORE clear. Their relationship may or may not be symbiotic (using first definition I supplied in a comment) . (CONT.)
(cont.) Does 'their travels' refer to the flights of the birds OR to the 'flights/longings' of the tree(s) , ...OR TO BOTH? ? And i would use 'dears', not 'dear'. : ) bri four stars ****
(cont.) Again (in last stanza) it is NOT clear to me who/what you are referring to. Is the one on the throne (later 'I' & 'my') ...[[ I may have typed 'thrown' earlier; oops ]]... a tree or YOU, the poet, (or other human) ? (cont.)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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7/26/2025 11:16:09 PM # 1.0.0
I haven't even finished reading your poem, but think I'll save it for another day. You may remind me if you wish to (do so) . I did already read your PH bio and send you a message about that. bri : )