An acorn drops,
piercing the leafy humus.
Heavy rain in the night
entrenches it
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The circle back to the start enhances this fine piece of writing A favourite ploy of the old irsish bards
the imagery and choice of words makes this poem AWESOME =)
Trees are such a beautiful and meaningful subject and you have placed a beautiful seed that will blossom within the mind, Thankyou Love Duncan X
'Muscular', 'callouses', 'burgeoning', 'fructify' - love the last section above all here, Sonny. Lovely poem. Regards, Gina.
I have always loved the mighty oak. I enjoyed your write also!
Beautiful work, Sonny - not a word spare, excellent imagery; as Ivor says, the full circle lifts it from a good poem to a great & haunting one.