It arched it's long back
and extended it's fingers
to the rip'ling glass plaque
that eternally lingers.
It cries with the wind
and sulks in the sun,
unable to rescind
and forever undone.
Incessantly mourning
for what is not there;
yet every morning
incessantly fair.
Author notes
This is about a single weeping willow tree on a lake.
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Very good. I love looking at weeping willows.
Bravo.
Bravo.
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Brilliantly written. Excellent work choice. Thanks for entering my contest and showing your work here. It's an honor to read it
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I love weeping willlows. Thanks for entering
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This was really lovely. Quite sad as well. Very nice write with a lovely flow. Well done and good luck.
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Very beautiful. I love the words you used to describe it, like the mirror, the fingers, etc... It's very pretty. Gentle, flowing, and deep. Thanks for entering.
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My Goodness, you have no idea how much I absolutely loved this poem; Weeping Willow trees hold a lot of memories for me, in relation to one place, and one time of my life ; and this captured perfectly the downside of the willows; in that they are indeed called WEEPING willows; therefore one would assume that they are related to sadness. Yet their equisite beauty often leads us to see only the pretty side of them, and nothing else.
"It cries with the wind
and sulks in the sun,
unable to rescind
and forever undone"
That was by far and away my favourite part
This was so exquisite to read; if I were allowing myself to applaud poems in the contest, I would applaud this one. Thank you for entering
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I've always been drawn to weeping willows- they are also a large part of my past and trudge up ancient memories. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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very nice, giving so much here in imagery the reader is shown the things the writer sees and senses...so very well...PK
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oh wow!
this is so.....i don't have a word for it! it's brilliant....truly it is. weeping willows are my favorite trees and so not only is that a reason why i like this, but it's written so beautifuly! your vocabulary is excellent by the way
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Thank you! Weeping willows are among my top three favorites.
I'm glad you liked it!
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