The Oak and the Pine

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    • mlea
    • Very excited and very grateful. My son Michael will be coming back to American soil in about 12 days I want to thank all of you for your prayers and well wishes and strength.

    The Oak and the Pine
    There they stand as they have forever.
    The two of them face to face,
    Their arms wrapped tenderly,
    Lovingly,
    Around each other.
    Lovers who are dancing dangerously close,
    Delighting only in each other.
    They follow no steps,
    The only tune they hear,
    The song of the birds nesting in their limbs.
    They ignore the squirrels' chatter,
    Consumed with passion for one another.
    A commitment that goes beyond words,
    Enveloped forever in their embrace.

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    gogant commented on The Oak and the Pine

    08-08-2009

    This is great, mlea. You might want to check out my poem, "A Tree Has Fallen"...there is a similarity twixt the two. Keep us entertained with pieces as this.....gogant
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    mlea

    08/09/2009

    I did read your poem....thanks for stopping by, good work,mlea

    Stardrift commented on The Oak and the Pine

    08-01-2009

    Whelp, it's just a good thing you didn't mention any tree sap! You have a rare precision for observation and intuition - and poetry is an excellent channel for those gifts. The all-important opening line - a modern classic. Another solid '10', give or take one! : ) I think we write similarly - give mine a lookie, a nonchalant twice-over! -SD
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    mlea

    08/01/2009

    I shall go to your sight and give you a read... thanks for your comments, see you soon mlea

    dragonfly1023 commented on The Oak and the Pine

    07-08-2009

    a love story of the trees. what a great imagination at work here mlea :D I don't know any admirer of nature that wouldn't love this poem. a 10 from me for sure.
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    mlea

    07/08/2009

    my reply to you about this one ended up on the wrong poem, see The welcome Home, sorry, i am in too much hurry mlea

    mlea

    07/08/2009

    my reply to you about this one ended up on the wrong poem, see The welcome Home, sorry, i am in too much hurry mlea

    wizthom commented on The Oak and the Pine

    06-10-2009

    you are the perfect example of words not having to rhyme yet they are poetic to read you do not have a talent ,,you have a gifted,,i wonder how long have you been writing your depth perception takes time to master,wizthom
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    bandit1192 commented on The Oak and the Pine

    05-21-2009

    I read this poem a couple of days ago. I liked it very much. Tried to comment ,but it wouldn't let me. Couldn't message either. You've painted a wonderful picture in words. TS
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    A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. It finds the thought and the thought finds the words.

    Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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