Tree
Fragile limbs broken and scattered.
Powerful trunk beaten and battered.
Your very nourishment,
incised from its source.
To die and to dry,
wither in the heat.
Severed beyond recognition,
by unfeeling steel,
or consumed in the flame,
till naught is left but black brokenness…
A miserable fate,
a meaningless existence.
If you had a mind,
is that what you would think?
Yet could you foresee,
A higher plan, a purpose, a destiny?
That one such as you
would hold in its sturdy form,
The Maker of all:
a new baby born.
And cradle to sleep
The Prince of Peace.
Another of you,
A ship would become
To hold the fishermen of souls.
And whose planks did uphold
He who is One, and yet Three.
The Maker of that beautiful sea.
2007-12-20 04:21:09 · 13 answers · asked by Spiffs C.O. 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Poetry
And lastly…
Most sadly,
One of your kind,
gave support to a King
As he hung to die.
Brokenness upon brokenness...
Yet, you did not fail
In your task that was set
Hold in your firm arms…
HIS arms, now outstretched…
To embrace the whole of creation
Worthy are you, oh, humble tree
To carry the King of the Nations.
And still to this day,
You honor your King
We set light on your boughs,
and gifts do we bring
to give to beloved,
to remind us of He:
The light of the world
Love’s gift given free.
We gather around your evergreen form
With family
And friends
All together and warm.
Teach us your wisdom
Most humble tree
That like you,
In your brokenness,
And unspokenness
Yet you continue to give.
And may it be that we see
How we are to live:
That though we have fallen
are battered and torn
we are to rise,
In new life be born.
2007-12-20 04:21:33 · update #1
I like what you said, but I'm not thrilled with how you said it.
The first two lines were a nice couplet, and set the rhythm for the rest of the piece. Only trouble, the third line lost the rhythm and it never came back. I had trouble reading it due to the randomness of word flow, until I simply read it as an essay, with no emphasis on rhythm or flow. A good piece, nontheless. Have a star from me.
2007-12-20 04:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by Dondi 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Beautiful!True Christmas Spirit.
We do not always know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His ways are not our ways, but His ways are always best.
May God bless you, this day and every day!
Merry Christmas everyone!This is a great reminder that Jesus is the reason for the Season,and things are not always what they seem.
Always remember that love is the greatest gift that we could ever give each other.
-Michelle
Even in difficult times all hope is not lost.Have faith.
2007-12-20 06:14:04 · answer #2 · answered by shellyangelwolf 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not bad, not bad at all.
It has a good sense of being cut down and being built back up again - something missing in a lot of literature these days.
I liked how you gave the tree many purposes.
Religious allegoricism is a difficult theme, I think you managed to to pull it off without being too preachy.
Nice job. Look into getting it published.
http://www.poetry.com/
good luck.
2007-12-20 04:36:32 · answer #3 · answered by enn 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Love is worrying & understanding and being there for somebody unconditionally. it is doing what u do no longer ought to so somebody else is risk-free, getting up in the midst of the night, giving ur final, exhibiting & explaining what's precise or incorrect, Love is giving ur final chew of nutrients for somebody else is basically no longer hungry. LOVE is YOU!
2016-11-23 17:29:20 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very good
so much Christmas stuff is fluff or cutesy
and this poem is not
2007-12-21 08:37:45 · answer #5 · answered by James O 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The message is clear, and most important, that Jesus Christ is what it is all about- it is not about us, it is all about Him. And there is nothing more important than our eternal salvation in Him!
Nice poem-- nicely written~
2007-12-20 04:38:38 · answer #6 · answered by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well it really starts out really violent and then has softer side one really has to slowly read this to understand what you are trying to say poetry has its own meanings but i like this its different
2007-12-20 04:30:47 · answer #7 · answered by dreamweaver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was alright..but i think its too much you know, for a tree but you have a great sense of literature
2007-12-20 04:27:53 · answer #8 · answered by Jackie W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great get it published!
2007-12-20 05:54:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dude, it's awesome!
2007-12-20 04:45:28 · answer #10 · answered by jelle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋