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An Old Tree Isn't Fragile

by DreamWork


There is an old tree right behind the backyard,

Where the hollow roots gripping the earth;

The leaves are soft waving the wind greets,

Right under its umbrella is a world of mirth.

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The swirling wind blowing the autumn leaves,

On a morning of September with a golden brown;

You're the one, who stands strong with your bare twigs,

On a snowy Christmas and a New Year countdown.

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You will remain across the future and seasons,

For the times ahead and waving the ticking clock;

For a life lived are spending youth with risking time,

With the old tree, I found the secrets to unlock.


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Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:02 pm
smile wrote a review...



hey there smile is here for a review

i'll start by saying that this is a very creative and quite intelligent work , i extremenly liked how you mixed all those ideas and thoughts ( nature , happiness ,seasons..) to create some wonderfull and unique poem .
i have to say that this part is my favourite , it's really an attractive imagery :

"The leaves are soft waving the wind greets,

Right under its umbrella is a world of mirth."

"You will remain across the future and seasons,
For the times ahead and waving the ticking clock;
For a life lived are spending youth with risking time,
With the old tree, I found the secrets to unlock. "

the end is powerfull , i think that mentioning the word "youth" and then its opposite "old" gave the part a nice touch ( just to let you know it's something really commun in arabic poems and i didn't think it will add a nice touch to english poems as well )
also,this part is rhymy ( clock , unlock )
as alex said i didn't get the metaphor , but really enjoyed the vivid imagery .
so if i rate your poem it deserve 9/10
GOOD WORK
keep writing :)




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Tue Jan 28, 2014 4:29 pm
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Hey there DreamWork!
This poem is very good! I don't fully understand the metaphor but I really loved the imagery and some of the creative phrases in it!
My favourite line by far is:

You're the one, who stands strong with your bare twigs,

On a snowy Christmas and a New Year countdown.

I thought that this was a very original view point that trees do have to withstand all this!
Your grammar is very good too! Punctuation, capitals, etc. all in right places!
There are two lines which I do not understand, I think it is the wording of it that is difficult to understand for me.
For a life lived are spending youth with risking time,

and
[quote]The leaves are soft waving the wind greets,[quote]
I think the last one is meant to have a comma between soft and waving.
Overall, great poem! See ya around DreamWork!




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Tue Jan 28, 2014 12:49 pm
AEChronicle wrote a review...



This is a wonderful poem.

"The leaves are soft waving the wind greets,

Right under its umbrella is a world of mirth."

The first lines seems like it should have a comma after "soft," but that doesn't matter. These two lines are great and really put into my mind the image of a tall oak, stretching out its branches.

"You will remain across the future and seasons,

For the times ahead and waving the ticking clock;

For a life lived are spending youth with risking time,"

I liked this descriptive mention of kids climbing the trees. Very creative. It makes the poem fun and interesting. Very good work!

Thank you DreamWork!





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