Spicewood Comments
The spicewood burns along the gray, spent sky,
In moist unchimneyed places, in a wind,
That whips it all before, and all behind,
Into one thick, rude flame, now low, now high,
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Her poetry, remarkable for its intensity and concision, has been compared to that of Emily Dickinson.CONGRATS being chosen as The Modern Poem Of The Day!
This juxtaposition suggests a transition from youth to maturity, with the humble spicewood representing the familiar and comforting, while the cherry tree symbolizes the excitement and uncertainty of the future.
Hmmm....I don't think I'm as enchanted by this piece as much as some others of the lost.
The white riot of the cherry tree. Great imagery and appreciation of otherwise unnoticed things
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7/21/2025 5:16:24 PM # 1.0.0
A beautiful poem nicely executed. Marvelous theme.