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I See a Cage-ed Tree
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I See a Cage-ed Tree |
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Wendy Flora Member
since 2000-01-11
Posts 182Virginia |
(I'm sorry for the hyphenated "cage-ed", but this stupid computer doesn't do stress marks, so I had to improvise) -wen I see a cage-ed tree Amid a field of asphalt Limbs skyward stretch to free As if to heaven could vault Yet at its feet, an iron gate Will not allow it out Holding back, it keeps it straight With sorrow, rage, and doubt For if this tree could leave its chain Traverse the cold, hard pavement 'Twould cry and flail its boughs in pain For this desparing enslavement. |
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Majestic Member
since 2000-01-11
Posts 264houston, tx. |
this really made me stop and think....thanks...great job... |
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Danny Holloway Member Elite
since 2000-01-15
Posts 2034Tulsa, OK |
How sad the caged tree, alive in the aspalt jungle. Nice Poem. DH |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Sad how sometimes we take the natural out of nature. I'm glad to take a fragile stem and plant it in my backyards glen in hopes that it will try to fly and change the view I have of sky Enjoyed your poem very much! In the dew of little things, the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. (ee cummings) |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Very enjoyable poem, Wendy! Denise And slight is the sting of his trouble Whose winnings are less than his worth; For he who is honest is noble, Whatever his fortunes or birth.~~~Alice Cary, ~Nobility~ |
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Wendy Flora Member
since 2000-01-11
Posts 182Virginia |
Thanks you all. I had actually forgotten I'd posted this one.  -wen |
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Eloise Senior Member
since 1999-11-27
Posts 1096Wyoming |
Excellent poem Wendy. |
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Echo Rhayne Senior Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 1495Canyon Country, CA |
Exquisite! ~*~ ^i^ ~*~ Love is such a lonely art, and death is but a taste. Minds are merely instruments that often go to waste! ~*~ ^i^ ~*~ |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
I am a child of the mountains and moved to the city only to return to the mountains I love so much. I loved this poem! My kids see trees that are free. SEA |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
What a well written poem and so true of todays world |
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HelmutB Senior Member
since 2000-01-06
Posts 964Canada |
Short but sweet and true Very nice and I feel for the tree The ability to describe life with words is similar to painting a picture; both can be powerful tools. |
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Wendy Flora Member
since 2000-01-11
Posts 182Virginia |
I wrote this while I was sitting in the car waiting for someone in the K-Mart parking lot. Personally, it's not one of my favorites, but from the response, it must not suck as much as I originally thought. Thank you, all. love, wen |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
LOL - I never quite thought of it from the tree's point of view.. I'll never look at a "K-Mart" tree the same way again .. Nice job, Wendy... |
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Paul Hoekman Member
since 1999-12-28
Posts 382Harwinton Ct. U>S>A> |
This one is growing on me He, He, He. It always strikes me funny when and the types of places that poems or a concept will POP into your head. From my landscaper point of view I do believe that tree was enraged. |
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