The trees on my block lay sideways
a testament to the power that nature wields
a sign that nature demands she be heard...
the trees lay on cars, on houses, on people
oblivious in so many ways the harm they cause us...
as we remain oblivious to the harm we caused them...
the trees have not been snapped, as one might think, in the middle
put totally uprooted, leaving pits in the ground sometimes yards across.
its as if nature is telling us that she will do the same to us...
yes...its as if she is saying that she will uproot us as well
she will tear us away from the earth we pride as our own
because maybe it isnt ours...
maybe we arent in charge...
maybe nature wants to know that SHE is in charge
or...perhaps she just wants us to hear her...
yes, she just wants to be heard.
that is why the trees on my block lay sideways...
that is why the wind howled through the night,
tearing people from their homes
uprooting us from the earth we thought we owned...
its because when nature wants to be heard...she screams!
she ROARS at the top of her lungs!
burning!
shaking!
twisting!
ERUPTING!
screaming out loud for all of humanity to hear!
"THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I WILL BE HEARD!"
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"because when i whisper...noone seems to listen..."
Author notes
the trees on my block still lay sideways
A contest entry
- Inspire Me! Earth/Nature Poetry by iamlost.
600 points, ended April 22, 2007, 39 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Brilliant
This really gave me something to think about. I love nature, but this gives you a totally different perspective on things. The idea that Mother Nature is in control, we are just play things that she can do whatever she wants with. I look around at the things around me, the clouds, the trees, the birds and the bees, and I wonder where the hell did it all come from? Who is Mother Nature? She's closer than we think! Thanks for sharing this piece, absolutely love it! x
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good message
i like what you're trying to say here. it's quite true...not ours in the sense we often think and yet ours for the looking after. we've been doing a pretty crappy job of it!! -
I love the power in this poem, the description of the destructive force mother nature can wield when she needs us to hear her. Great poem, I love the title, and thank you for inspiring me!
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The flow of the write is very impressive and just to the point too. I really appreciate this work. I hope you continue writing because I would love to see what else you have to offer. You paint a rich picture with this pallet of words taking us along enveloping us in the feeling and emotion that pores from each line. very captivating in your choice of words. I liked the overall theme of this poem.
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I am dense, the title grabbed me, but not because of the image, it seemed very post modern. Once I started reading, it seemed so much written for the tornadoes we encountered in Florida on Friday morning.
Truth be told I liked the poem. Truth be told, I would fully omit the third stanza. Truth be told, if you left the third stanza in, get rid of the last 7 lines and the added punctuation.
You have lost of images that work, and the message is clearly seen in the title and it's use in the poem. Thanks for sharing.
Jim
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you'd do a hippy proud. this is a great poem!
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