The Old Walnut Tree Comments

Lovely lines that are loaded with love for nature!

Covered with scars! The scars of life. Nice work.

Lovely poem, John, finding a faithful friend in nature!

we will remember all the times o'er the years you and I have wept. I can identify an inalienable bond between you and the walnut tree! Both have scars! Both have weathered storms! You as a boy wanted to take refuge among its leaves and longed to carve the symbol of love on its bark! Great write!

Wonderful poem, John. However, in line seven you should use LIE instead of LAY. Lay is a transitive verb (needs a direct object) . The hen lays an egg. The book lies on the table. Sorry. I can't help it. I used to be an English teacher. By the way, I just read your biography and it is very well written. I think I will expand mine one of these days. I'm a lot like you as far as poetry goes. For a while I write nothing and then suddenly, there's a poem inside me that needs to come out!

Very well written John - enjoyed reading.