Beneath a 2000 Year Old Mississippi Oak Tree
Beneath the luxuriant foliage of this venerable oak tree,
whose branches shut out the noon day sun;
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re line # 2: (re noon day) Definition of noonday : midday First Known Use: 1535.......................HEY, Lynn, ISN'T THAT THE YEAR YOUR WERE BORN? ? ========================================= I'd tweak this: ........... softly, breathing music of the wind favorite lines: .........................a choir of migrating birds who take rest from the breezes that wearied their wings, filling this mansion of greenery with a harmony of rich sound...................i'm a 'sucker' for 1- birds, and 2- your writing! ! ! maybe if we all had a 2,000 year old tree with us, we would all feel a sense of security. i like alliterations also! bri ;) to MyPoemList. catch ya later!
Nice. I know those oak trees well, grew up there. It took me back.
this is going into my March 2019 Showcase of poems on PH. Thanks, my friend. RIP? bri :)