It was written in the trees
and I saw it the first time
when the sun was coming up
and there was a gentle breeze.
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I like this poem very much. I once put a poem (not my own) on an aspen, but never saw the tree again. Well done!
Kim, I like the whole concept here....the thought that there's some mountain man Out there somewhere writing poems on trees....where they may or may not be seen ....so different than the ego centric attitude that contaminates many poems. You develop your thoughts well here. I like it.
A lovely story. I too have seen initials and words written on these trees and when I was young put my initials on them. But the message I took from this was beauty and memories are far better than killing and destruction,