Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Ode to a Willow Tree--By David Fox

Ode to a Willow Tree

Why do you weep O willow tree?
Is it because you cannot sleep?
I see your waves sway in the wind
As I watch in awe.
I would love to swing on your branches
But I am afraid you could not sustain me.
You bear no fruit
But you are aesthetically pleasing,
And that is enough for me.

David Fox has been published in over 100 places, including journals, websites, newsletters, blogs, and posting boards.  He has been published in the U.S., U.K., Canada, India, Finland, and the U.A.E. but is also interested in learning about websites or journals that take e-mail submissions from other countries.  He edits the magazine, "The Poet's Art" (see the ad in the Whispers’ column).

13 comments:

  1. Hello David
    I have enjoyed this as it is very timely - the trees are gorgeous this time of year and you have reminded us. Thank you, Annie

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  2. Dear David,
    I like the way one can observe the beauty of something and be satisfied with that thing as it is.
    Thank you,
    Michael

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  3. Dear David,
    I enjoyed reading this gem. I liked that the poem
    was addressed to the subject you were writing about.
    exceptionally said.
    Yancy

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  4. Hi David . Such a simplistic piece , or so it seems . Then you use your skill as a Poet , to enlighten the readers mind and stimulate thought . Thank you for sharing . Allan .

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  5. Annie,
    Thanks so much for the nice comment.
    Yours truly,
    David Fox

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  6. Michael,
    Your comments always mean so much. Thank you.
    Yours truly,
    David Fox

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  7. Yancy,
    I always try to keep my poems on topic. Thanks for noticing.
    Yours truly,
    David Fox

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    1. David, you are a very good writer and easy
      and fun to read. Sincerely,
      Yancy

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  8. Allan,
    I truly believe simplistic poems can have a deeper meaning to them. Thanks for seeing it in this.
    Yours truly,
    David Fox

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  9. Some other poet (!) mentioned "a swinger of birches," and you remind us that it's possible to swing other trees, in other poetic ways...

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  10. I always enjoy reading poems with sense and not wrapped up in riddles, and this is one of them, David. I feel a tender, warm relationship between you and the willow tree, and by the end of the poem I sense a smile lighting her face! Regards // paul

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  11. Rick (Richard Carl),
    Thanks for the compliment. I tried to make this poem like the children's story,"The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein. I'm not quite sure what type of tree he had in mind for that story, but after reading it, the Weeping Willow seemed to fit.
    Your friend,
    David Fox

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  12. Paul,
    It does almost seem like a smile should come to her "face". All of God's creatures just want to be appreciated I think.
    Yours truly,
    David Fox

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