Sunday, March 17, 2013

dVerse - It's Not Easy Being Green


Weeping Willow

laying my head upon my pillow
gazing out my bedroom window
a beautiful weeping willow
swaying to a gentle breeze
appears limber; so carefree
feet  planted firmly in the earth
 do not be deceived, nor naive
she has been tried throughout the years
cried a million liquid tears
long flowing branches offer shelter you see
 beckoning me to sit upon her feet
I softly  ask  why do you weep
a gentle whisper her reply
for a world lost in despair
 for the needy
the hopeless
 the hungry
the dreamless
the sick
 the lonely
 the brokenhearted
overcome with raw emotions
realization, rationalization
many souls need liberation
heart and mind take notations
 a magnificent tree
The Weeping Willow

19 comments:

  1. i rather like your weeping willows heart...smiles...i am glad we have her to do it for us....though perhaps a few more hearts broken for it might cause something to be done...smiles.

    have a neighbor who has one...they are cool trees....

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    1. Hi Brian,

      It would be great if the world could hear her cries..the willow is the tree of my spirit..thanks..

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  2. willows are such melancholic trees...i like how you give her personality by weeping for a broken world...

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    1. Thanks you for the reply and I'm glad you could hear her whispers..

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  3. Nice weep through the willow at your sea, bring her to life with each branch of the tree.

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    1. Hi Pat,

      Yes, this is one tree that speaks to me within the whispers of branches..

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  4. Willows like that are a joy.

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    1. Brudberg,

      Thanks for the drop in and reply..adore the willow..she is a magnificent tree..

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  5. Beautiful trees and you've presented this one as a sort of Bodhisatva - very cool. Thanks for participating with your lovely poem. k.

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    1. Manicddaily - Thanks you so much for the kind reply. I am glad you found my poem enlightening..

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  6. The willow does evoke sad sentiments. Well done.

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  7. ...magnificent... i always wonder what the weeping willow is weeping for... they seemed to be full of mysteries... it's like when you're inside their greenery a whole new land/world opens before you where fauns & nymphs welcome you with ancient curiosity... i liked this a lot.. thanks for writing about a weeping willow...smiles...

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    1. Kelvin,

      Thanks you so much for the wonderful reply..I agree there is something special about the weeping willow..I think the ancient ones whisper within her roots..

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  8. Beautiful metaphoric poem. Weeping willows are so well-named. Loved the line about weeping a million tears.

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    1. Victoria,

      Thank you for your kind words!

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  9. ... and to think we were here first... just love trees

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    1. yes, interesting..I have a love for trees as well as the universe in general.

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  10. ... and to think we were here first... just love trees

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