Trees of Oak and Chestnut,
at opposing sides of my kitchen,
as I, a leaf, dwell in the centre.
A maiden, see, cut her wig
’till the carpet was adorned with curls,
and grasped within coldness, then
she ripened to step away.
For her, he held his breath,
with respect to the branches; watchful
inclined to lean their way.
His lips and the leaf’s did hug
as platinum was placed upon fingers,
and the kitchen decorated by time
was left to the newly weds.
Author notes
This poem is personal to me, which is rare as my poems are usually random.
It's generally about the fact my Fiance and I will soon be moving out of our parents house to live together and get married. Therefore, I will be becoming independent and starting a life of my own etc.
I'd hate to spell out the entire meaning but here are a few hints that readers have mistaken before:
Trees represent my parents.
Kitchen is the heart of the home.
Wig is hair, and as a child my hair was curly.
The rest you should be able to work out for yourself (hopefully). If not don't be afraid to ask.
I realise sometimes it annoys readers when the poet leaves a note about the meaning, however, it also annoys me, the poet, when this poem is misunderstood e.g the reader wondering why I have trees in my kitchen when it is a metaphor.
Thanks for reading.
Written August 20th, 2006
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Very criptic, yes... I had to read it a few times to understand it, and I'm still not sure if I do or not... But it's very good, I think.
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i like this one, very cryptic cos i didnt understand fully what it was about until afterwards when i read the authors comments. i particularly liked the phrase "decorated with time"
good write
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I love how your poem kind of has an enchanting tone to it, or at least it does to me. It's really beautiful how you've wrote it, really lovely job!
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Excellent
What a great poem. Curls definitely make for an interesting subject. -
beautiful memories
i think this is a beautiful poem, and even without describing it, the story is in the write. great job
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ah, i'v egot that curly hair, now i suppose i'm looking forward to something.
nice write.
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