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A tree stands in the city
Withered limbs of fine laced foliage
Engulfed by bustle and fumes of disgust,
Where whippoorwills no longer sing freely,
And sanity is ground into ashen dust.
Sirens of whittled nests
Under open arms flowing forward,
Withheld quiet moments of contemplation,
Dissipating upon once sheltered pavement,
Destroyed by an aged generation.
Speak no more of flowering buds,
Blessings to the concrete dwellers,
City sizzles have denied them their day.
The wizened Oak once looked up to,
Now scarred with angry disarray.
Fading daylight cannot repair the beauty,
Weave breath into every limb
Spring rains had gently nurtured,
Only to be blighted by life’s blind whim.
A tree in the city is dying again,
Once beautiful, now becoming history.
A contest entry
- Tree in the City ~ biographical or descriptive # 86 Winklings and Friends by Lyndon.
5000 points, ended June 12, 2008, 13 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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All city trees should be protected
by law; tough law. And, I'm not thinking only of vandals but polluters and developers, too. See, your deep feelings have run into my blood as I punch away at the keyboard. Thank you for a fine poem.
Will
ler.
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I really am flattered that my poem stirred emotion in you. What else could a poet ask for? Thanks so much. ~ Joyce
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Poem of Passion.
Your final line makes sense but I would re-word it.
It is wonderful to have trees in cities but arborists should care for them.
You have a good rhetoric and imagery in this poem with a message. I do have hope for trees thriving in cities in the future. This true is rather beautiful and fairly aged.
Many fine lines such as these:
"Where whippoorwills no longer sing freely,
And sanity is ground into ashen dust."
Thank you.
Lyndon of the Winklings.
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It saddens me to see this happening all around us. We take such poor care of our surroundings. A wonderful verse. I did enjoy this very much.
Nice work. ~Pamela 
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ok i see the city consumed the tree, bad air, pollution and the very conditions that trees benefit... so the cycle of life fails and we are simply worse off and an inch closer to making our places less habitable...well done...PK
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the beginning and end was sublime in beauty of how it should still be. And now it is bare where the limb was laced of fine foliage. that takes the cake alamode.
Tamara
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