I Love A Tree

I Love A Tree

by | Mar 8, 2014 | Poetry

I LOVE A TREE When I pass to my reward. Whatever that may be, I’d like my friends to think of me As one who loved a tree. I may not have a statesman’s poise Nor thrill a throng with speech But I may benefit mankind If I set out a beech. If I transport a...
Spring in the South

Spring in the South

by | Mar 4, 2014 | Poetry

A Country Path in Late Spring The path of mossy ground nestled In between maternal hedgerows, That overgrew atop, dimming down The brilliance of the day. Embosomed, a calm-cool vision – Abstract takes of nature, in Leaf-spattered green shades; Stem-speckled brown...

Prayer of the Woods…

by | Mar 1, 2014 | Poetry

Prayer of the Woods I am the heat of your hearth on the cold winter nights, the friendly shade screening you from the summer sun, and my fruits are refreshing droughts quenching your thirst as you journey on. I am the beam that holds your house, the board of your...

Dialogue of a Man and a Tree

by | Feb 22, 2014 | Poetry

Image Credit DIALOGUE OF A MAN AND A TREE The Man: Why do you grow so tall, way up there in the sky? The Tree: I love the heights that are clean and free, where the lonely eagles fly, where the crane and the hawk can nest with me, and my friends, the geese, go by. The...
The Essence of Valentine’s Day

The Essence of Valentine’s Day

by | Jan 26, 2014 | Poetry, Top Blog Post

The Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms The span of my...