| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 02/18/09 at 02:31 AM Amen. Especially that last stanza. |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 02/18/09 at 02:35 PM ...uh- huh, i'm w/ you chris...martin buber, a european pschy, philospher, actually hugged a tree in the 60s exclaiming that there is an I Thou relationship in all living things...good write. hug a tree for me, and i for you... |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 02/18/09 at 05:56 PM Loved the last stanza and the line before. Some trees ARE better than humans. Humans can be mean and thoughtless-trrees just shde us from the sun, shed their leaves and grow. They cannot holler a us and tell us what we do wrong. Great read-enjoyed this one immensley! |
| Posted by Sandy M. Humphrey on 02/18/09 at 08:43 PM I learned to climb high in the boughs of trees as a young child and seek comfort in the strength found there, yes trees are alive as is this tribute...would live in one if I could...smh |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 02/19/09 at 02:07 AM Trees and I have talked with each other ever since I can remember. Trees are safer and kinder than many humans. I love this tribute. I love trees. |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 02/19/09 at 02:08 AM And also, I agree with all of the above people. We sure know truth about trees. |
| Posted by Mara Meade on 02/19/09 at 08:22 AM Mmm. I see them as "Ancients," even when they are saplings. I thoroughly enjoyed this poem. |
| Posted by Mara Meade on 02/19/09 at 08:23 AM Mmm. I see them as "Ancients," even when they are saplings. I thoroughly enjoyed this poem. |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 02/21/09 at 04:08 AM Wonderful Chris....There in nature, in the ancient groves, is something that reaches up nobler than most. To trees! Thanks. |
| Posted by Katerina T Nix on 02/21/09 at 11:49 AM I know exactly what you mean! Trees are so enduring and just remarkable in general. Great read, buddy! |
| Posted by Wendy Sparling on 02/23/09 at 04:09 AM kudo's...aka 'The Silent Poet' |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 02/26/09 at 12:01 AM If only trees could talk. Good poem Chris...CharMin |
| Posted by Maude Curtis on 03/10/09 at 04:11 PM very nice poem. Nature is alive all around you. You just have to have the heart to see it. |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 03/16/09 at 12:29 AM Trees can be very much 'alive' for the Keen sensitive to nature. Some people seem just plain wooden! LOL!! |
| Posted by Kris Mara on 04/07/09 at 01:19 PM I love this -- I think many can relate to what you're expressing here....and I personally love how they change and are reborn with each season (even in winter, they are alive in there) |
| Posted by Kate Demeree on 04/18/09 at 01:36 AM This is a new favorite by you for me.. I loved every bit of it... Indeed they do talk! Wonderful Poetry Chris! |
| Posted by Quinn Vokes on 04/23/09 at 05:02 AM This is so wonderful! I love it, it's exactly how I feel when I'm in the woods surrounded by nature. |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 10/02/09 at 04:13 AM Evocative for me - one who loves trees and spent some of the most glorious moments of my youth climbing into them and feelings their sweet rhythms. I had not thought of that in years. But you really bring me back with a smile and a sigh for simpler times and lives of these lovely creations of the almighty. |
