Old Tree
A poem about a new purpose for an old tree15 total reviews
Comment from barbara.wilkey
I'm betting this old tree could tell interesting stories of events it saw while standing there. Thank you for sharing this entry with us. It was fun to read. Good luck with the contest.
reply by the author on 16-Jul-2024
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I'm betting this old tree could tell interesting stories of events it saw while standing there. Thank you for sharing this entry with us. It was fun to read. Good luck with the contest.
Comment Written 16-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 16-Jul-2024
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Thank you so much for your nice review.
Comment from Madeleine Mardis
Brenda, I just love this poem! And the story that goes along with it! It's absolutely sublime and has maybe different special meanings for people! Like for me, for instance, I am older and retired now and can spend time writing poems and prose! Then pestering my family to read them, haha! Maddy
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2024
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Brenda, I just love this poem! And the story that goes along with it! It's absolutely sublime and has maybe different special meanings for people! Like for me, for instance, I am older and retired now and can spend time writing poems and prose! Then pestering my family to read them, haha! Maddy
Comment Written 14-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2024
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Thank you so much for your grear review., and also six stars. I really appreciate it. Love, Brenda
Comment from Esther Brown
What a great idea! Using an upended tree as a plantar. Old trees have such character. We have so many burned specters here in Oregon now after all the fired. It is hard to remember what the old growth looked like. Esther
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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What a great idea! Using an upended tree as a plantar. Old trees have such character. We have so many burned specters here in Oregon now after all the fired. It is hard to remember what the old growth looked like. Esther
Comment Written 22-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Thank you for the great review.
Comment from Jesse James Doty
Yes, the old trees know how to regenerate and amid the rot and decay, they can help flowers grow and proliferate. I love the smell of old trees and new trees don't smell bad either. I feel happiness whenever I am around old-growth redwood trees. The aura, and the smell both are pure heaven. Thanks for helping the world be a better planet.
Jesse
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Yes, the old trees know how to regenerate and amid the rot and decay, they can help flowers grow and proliferate. I love the smell of old trees and new trees don't smell bad either. I feel happiness whenever I am around old-growth redwood trees. The aura, and the smell both are pure heaven. Thanks for helping the world be a better planet.
Jesse
Comment Written 22-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Thank you so much Jesse for your nice review.
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You're welcome, Brenda.
Enjoy the weekend.
Jesse
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You too, Jesse
Comment from lyenochka
What a fabulous idea! I love the picture. I hope the upside down tree is stable enough against any future storm.
I like how your poem addresses the tree and gives us the stages from the original life, to the time of destruction, and then to renewed purpose!
Best wishes in the contest!
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2024
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What a fabulous idea! I love the picture. I hope the upside down tree is stable enough against any future storm.
I like how your poem addresses the tree and gives us the stages from the original life, to the time of destruction, and then to renewed purpose!
Best wishes in the contest!
Comment Written 21-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2024
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Thank you for your great review
Comment from Begin Again
Repurposing things we loved into something as wonderful is something I certainly love. I hate when I hear my children saying just through the old thing in the trash, nobody wants it. Sometimes, something beautiful like the apple tree can come of it.
Smiles, Carol
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2024
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Repurposing things we loved into something as wonderful is something I certainly love. I hate when I hear my children saying just through the old thing in the trash, nobody wants it. Sometimes, something beautiful like the apple tree can come of it.
Smiles, Carol
Comment Written 21-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2024
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Thank you so much
for your great review!
Comment from teafor2
Brenda, so far, this is the best exercise of recycling I have ever read about.
Moreover, your title, picture, theme, notes and poetical verbiage combine
(including salient "old tree" refrains) to create a poignant contest entry. Good luck. teafor2
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2024
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Brenda, so far, this is the best exercise of recycling I have ever read about.
Moreover, your title, picture, theme, notes and poetical verbiage combine
(including salient "old tree" refrains) to create a poignant contest entry. Good luck. teafor2
Comment Written 21-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2024
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Thank you so much for your great review.
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You are welcome. teafor2
Comment from Karen Cherry Threadgill
What a splendid use for an old friend. These days you see folks tossing stuff away. I never throw anything away I donate or reuse, repair and recycle. We were raised to do that, Nowdays, I fret for our youth who are so dependent on computers and phones that they lack basic skills. Nice poetry. Karen
reply by the author on 20-Jun-2024
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What a splendid use for an old friend. These days you see folks tossing stuff away. I never throw anything away I donate or reuse, repair and recycle. We were raised to do that, Nowdays, I fret for our youth who are so dependent on computers and phones that they lack basic skills. Nice poetry. Karen
Comment Written 20-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 20-Jun-2024
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Karen, thank you so much for the 6 stars. I saw it and thought what a neat idea. I was taught, too to reuse things.
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Back to my chores. :-)
Comment from Cindy Decker 3
Author,
I love this unique poem. A tree old and almost discarded, was turned into a beautiful flower garden.
What a wonderful happy ending.
Good luck in the contest!
Cindy
reply by the author on 20-Jun-2024
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Author,
I love this unique poem. A tree old and almost discarded, was turned into a beautiful flower garden.
What a wonderful happy ending.
Good luck in the contest!
Cindy
Comment Written 20-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 20-Jun-2024
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Thank you for your great review.
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
An excellent entry for the Free Verse Poetry Contest. I loved the poem and the repetitive use of the phrase old tree, old tree. The photo is amazing and i loved the explanation of it that you posted below the poem. what a cool use for a dead tree. good luck in the contest
reply by the author on 20-Jun-2024
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An excellent entry for the Free Verse Poetry Contest. I loved the poem and the repetitive use of the phrase old tree, old tree. The photo is amazing and i loved the explanation of it that you posted below the poem. what a cool use for a dead tree. good luck in the contest
Comment Written 20-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 20-Jun-2024
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Thank you so much for your great review