Our oak gone on
Around it we sing a huge song
for a loved one now gone on
Sunlight sifts through leafless
branches to the healthy sapling
‘tween aster and gnarled roots,
this covenant of reverence
awaiting our great grand-kin.
ayaz daryl nielsen, who has been a hospice nurse and roughneck (as on oil rigs), lives in Longmont, Colorado. He is editor of bear creek haiku (26+ years/127+ issues) and an award-winning poet with hundreds of poems published worldwide. His poetry collection haiku tumbleweeds still tumbling is at Amazon.com, and! he is online - bear creek haiku poetry, poems and information.
This is absolutely lovely. Thank you for sharing it here. - Laura M Kaminski
ReplyDeleteyou gotta love this poet!
ReplyDeleteyes, really lovely indeed
ReplyDeleteayaz, thank you for sharing this warm, dedicated and sincere poem. Nicely written. I especially love the last two lines. To me, they speak of generational memories. Continued blessings!
ReplyDelete-MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)
Another good one--Thank you for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteAnother great piece, as always…thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteGreat poem. I love it. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteayaz,
ReplyDeleteI love this gem of a poem! Nicely done!
Your friend,
David Fox
P.S. Thanks for publishing my cat haiku on your website.
I love the sense of the never ending cycle of naature that the image of the tender sapling brings to mind.
ReplyDeleteSo glad I stopped by to read today, Sincerely, Suzanne
Nicely done, ayaz daryl. I like how the poem begins, setting the scene. I also like your rich detail in such a short poem.
ReplyDeletemy heartfelt thank you to all. . .
ReplyDeleteWhat a magnificent write. You have surely written a fabulous poem. I really enjoyed reading this tremendous poem this morning. Great work.
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