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Grand Old Dame
by Maureen GlaudeHere you are again
still standing strong
grand old dame
gatekeeper of Island Park Drive
green and vibrant
save for the scant rust patches,
hostess of soft sweet
aromatic needles
you extend your arms to trap the gold
of afternoon sunlight
as you have all these years,
serve harbour from the heavy rains
to passersby,
playground to the children
a single straight rope tethered to
your lowest limb
a turn onto your path
always tempts me to stop, reach up
and touch your foliage
hear your whispers of long witness
to all that has passed by here
at rush hour
the roadway of traffic running by you
en route between two provinces,
vibrates with heaviness,
bold velocity,
but you thrive unshaken
to stand as shady sentry
for yet another season
on Island Park Drive
04/07/2005
Posted on 04/08/2005
Copyright © 2024 Maureen Glaude
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Michelle Angelini on 04/08/05 at 03:57 AM Mo, I had such a sense of peace when I read this. I have landmarks like that, filled with meaning and sentiment. It's been too long since I read one of your poems. Excellent work!
~Chelle~ |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 04/08/05 at 11:59 AM I've never heard a tree descibed with such respect and reverence. Nice one Maureen. I must see it sometime, as you've definitely sparked my curiosity. |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 04/10/05 at 03:26 AM Ah, this is so touching to me. I love this almost intimate account of your interaction with this tree-creature. Your reverence and gratitude saturate your words and my heart. Brilliant! |
| Posted by Mary Ellen Smith on 04/11/05 at 04:54 PM You bring that tree to life for us with vivid imagry and sight and sound....lovely tribute to the grand ol dame. |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 04/14/05 at 06:30 PM Grand poem of a grand old dame Mo....Charlie |
| Posted by Rusty C Arquette on 04/15/05 at 11:25 AM I was just reading Joyce Kilmer's 'Trees'and this tucks perfectly into that same peaceful sense of 'nature as truth.' JD's recent post has that same feel as well as a narrative that I'm working on, soon to be posted, which makes me marvel at how various ideas along a like theme will come together to stir the imagination. Your imagery just brought that into focus. - Beautiful and refreshing to the senses - Thanks, Maureen! - RCat |
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