Weeping Willow
laying my head
upon my pillow
gazing out my bedroom window
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
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.
ReplyDeletehave a neighbor who has one...they are cool trees....
Hi Brian,
DeleteIt would be great if the world could hear her cries..the willow is the tree of my spirit..thanks..
willows are such melancholic trees...i like how you give her personality by weeping for a broken world...
ReplyDeleteThanks you for the reply and I'm glad you could hear her whispers..
DeleteNice weep through the willow at your sea, bring her to life with each branch of the tree.
ReplyDeleteHi Pat,
DeleteYes, this is one tree that speaks to me within the whispers of branches..
Willows like that are a joy.
ReplyDeleteBrudberg,
DeleteThanks for the drop in and reply..adore the willow..she is a magnificent tree..
Beautiful trees and you've presented this one as a sort of Bodhisatva - very cool. Thanks for participating with your lovely poem. k.
ReplyDeleteManicddaily - Thanks you so much for the kind reply. I am glad you found my poem enlightening..
DeleteThe willow does evoke sad sentiments. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the read and the reply..
Delete...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...
ReplyDeleteKelvin,
DeleteThanks 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..
Beautiful metaphoric poem. Weeping willows are so well-named. Loved the line about weeping a million tears.
ReplyDeleteVictoria,
DeleteThank you for your kind words!
... and to think we were here first... just love trees
ReplyDeleteyes, interesting..I have a love for trees as well as the universe in general.
Delete... and to think we were here first... just love trees
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