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🌲 Pain should not be torn from the stem, but from the roots. Yet what cruel gardener exists who would suddenly **** a twenty-year-old cypress, still dressed in the clothes of its blight, from root to core? 🌲
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1d ago
Jun 2, 2026 at 7:31 AM UTC
The pain of roots
Little Island, The river That's so shallow, Let's walk Across, To the small Island, Twice, With the bag of crisps That we love, And admire the old trees, That have stood for so long, And come back with wet feet and a smile that we need.
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4d ago
May 30, 2026 at 6:01 AM UTC
Little Island
She speaks through her boughs Long and seductive they brush the ground. A man clipped them down. I promise vengeance for your pain I saved evidence and spoils of your battle against impatience
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May 25
May 25, 2026 at 10:48 PM UTC
clipped
We had a garden full of roses, The roses died, the roses hurt. We can have a tree, it may be A start of something new, surviving cold. I'm trying hard to put things in order. I cried so much, that tree will grow. The patience sharpened, I'm scared to touch it, And I don't want to let the roses go. The leaves have covered the pain I suffered, I love the roses. Don't get cold. I watch your leaves, your care, your heart, And I don't care if you have thorns. I want to water all the earth To see you smiling, charming soul. Without roses my garden burns, I try so hard that tree will grow. You smell like roses in the summer, You sound like a warm wind blow. I want to stay with you in garden, I want to show you that I grow. I have to plant a seed of sadness, Showing the pain and fear of loss. Enchanting garden, I'm not running, Feel like falling when I go. The day is sunny, I am calmer If I have tree that I can hold.
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May 25
May 25, 2026 at 8:23 PM UTC
That Tree Will Grow
as time goes by everything around you gets lonelier because you're a pine tree that's not so ancient the real beauty stays in the roots and the shadow you make and the people being happy under your shade spell let's count twenty four rings in you
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May 25
May 25, 2026 at 8:16 AM UTC
pine tree
The snowy branches of a cherry blossom eased by the turn of Spring.
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May 24
May 24, 2026 at 11:04 AM UTC
Haiku 2
By a serene lake, Beneath a tree I once sat And fondly read Keats. ~ Poetictouch
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May 23
May 23, 2026 at 1:10 AM UTC
Fondly Reading Keats
the powerful have stumbled this age, this era, has retreated in the face of history we have slipped from the tree’s branch and there is not even a shadow below i think feelings won't let me go for a long time
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May 19
May 19, 2026 at 4:24 PM UTC
Untitled
if only we knew there was a place in this world that belonged to us, and only to us and only to us a place where no dry branch has to go very far
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May 18
May 18, 2026 at 3:31 PM UTC
dry branch
long wood parts grasses a fly a bee a tree grasses remind me of my influences grasses are my colleagues a void opening in the garden looks like wanting to swallow me
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May 18
May 18, 2026 at 1:29 PM UTC
song of the garden in the future
Way up Over my head A tree's branches Reaching so high up above Whether covered in ice or leaves A gorgeous sight under golden sun Willow branches dripping down The bows sway in the breeze The feeling is cool on my face A gentle, warm embrace Wind in my hair Woven Of love Joyous Tidings To those Who see The sway Of the life Overhead And feel the Wind in their hair
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May 16
May 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM UTC
Life Overhead
If you don't want my peaches, then don't shake my tree, If you didn't want to be bothered, then I suggest you go and flea, I've moved right on, You can't even handle me, Cos, I'm the REAL DEAL, and I'M THE REAL TEA!!! You wasn't trying TO HOLLA, YOU JUST DIDN'T SEE!!! So run along WITH BIG BERTHA!!! and the rest of her MINI ME'S!!! YOU WERE JUST A TOOL, NOT EVEN A FLEX, I got rid of YOU, and I was LIKE WHO'S NEXT!!! You think that I am cruel, and what I'm doing is wrong YOU COULDN'T HANDLE THIS CHICA It time you MOSEY ALONG!!! Just PROTECTING MY PEACE, POSITIVE VIBES IS IN THIS PLACE, I HAD THE TO CUT THE STRINGS, and GET YOU OUT OF MY SPACE You M*R F*R I AIN'T NO SUCKER NO PEACHES FOR YOU!!!! THEY WILL GO TO ANOTHER!!! IT IS A WONDER, IT IS SUCH A BLUNDER YOU MISSED THIS TREAT, AND IT JUST WENT ASUNDER!!!! B.R. Date: 5/10/2026
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May 11
May 11, 2026 at 12:07 AM UTC
NO PEACHES FOR YOU!!!
There is an old tale of a holy and ancient tree, of its looming branches and its sun-kissed leaves, of the flowers that blossom and the fruit that it bears: sacred and pure, reserved for the lowliest of men. Those that are not worthy do not get to feast. Those that selfishly take shall be harshly knocked off their feet. Hearing of the story, I left on a journey to find the knowing tree and to learn of its glory. By the time I reached, the sun had long set. There was a figure walking off in the distance, taking their own trek. I didn’t know who they were, what they did, or where they came from. All I knew is that they were here, once. The view of the sunset by the tree was nice, quiet and in solitude, where less can suffice. So, day after day, I found myself returning to the tree, and every day I would see that figure, who’s always leaving. On the day that our paths crossed, I didn’t know what to expect. But it wasn’t them picking the precious fruit and devouring it like a starving man. The tree did nothing, not its roots, not its leaves, all it did was watch silently. I swear I had to do something. The hunched, hungry figure didn’t appear to be starved. Yet when they ate, there was no punishment, no alarm. I took it upon myself, I chased them away, warned them to never feed again or there would be a price to pay. And so, the figure left, shoulders hunched in disappointment. I never saw them again, guess they learned not to return. Days, weeks flew by. Every evening and night, I found myself in the company of that towering, admirable tree. Then one fateful day, I came back to find a limp body by the foot of the tree, laying on their side, The person I shooed away, to my horror and dismay, laid unconscious on the ground. They didn’t take a breath. They didn’t move or twitch, no they didn’t move at all. They didn’t make a sound. The frame of their ribs showed clearly under their skin. Their gut looked like it had been dug out and sunken in. Their limbs were like sticks. Their cheeks were hollow. They were skin and bone, they were pale, no fat, no muscle. It quickly became clear what had happened. They starved to death beside the only food nature would grant them. My mind flashed images of that day, the day that I’d chased them away. They might’ve had a chance if I hadn’t done such a hasty act. There was no brutal scene, no spilled blood, no witness to the death. I looked up at the tree, it didn’t do or say a single thing. It didn’t cast a judging eye. It didn’t knock me off my feet. I looked down at the body, it didn’t do or say a single thing. It didn’t cast a judging eye. It didn’t knock me off my feet. Eventually, by the time I got myself to leave, the sun had long risen. There was no unidentified figure walking off in the distance. I don’t know who they were, what they did, or where they came from. All I know is that they were here, once.
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May 9
May 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM UTC
The Judging Tree
There is an old tale of a holy and ancient tree, of its looming branches and its sun-kissed leaves, of the flowers that blossom and the fruit that it bears: sacred and pure, reserved for the lowliest of men. Those that are not worthy do not get to feast. Those that selfishly take shall be harshly knocked off their feet. Hearing of the story, I left on a journey to find the knowing tree and to learn of its glory. By the time I reached, the sun had long set. There was a figure walking off in the distance, taking their own trek. I didn’t know who they were, what they did, or where they came from. All I knew is that they were here, once. The view of the sunset by the tree was nice, quiet and in solitude, where less can suffice. So, day after day, I found myself returning to the tree, and every day I would see that figure, who’s always leaving. On the day that our paths crossed, I didn’t know what to expect. But it wasn’t them picking the precious fruit and devouring it like a starving man. The tree did nothing, not its roots, not its leaves, all it did was watch silently. I swear I had to do something. The hunched, hungry figure didn’t appear to be starved. Yet when they ate, there was no punishment, no alarm. I took it upon myself, I chased them away, warned them to never feed again or there would be a price to pay. And so, the figure left, shoulders hunched in disappointment. I never saw them again, guess they learned not to return. Days, weeks flew by. Every evening and night, I found myself in the company of that towering, admirable tree. Then one fateful day, I came back to find a limp body by the foot of the tree, laying on their side, The person I shooed away, to my horror and dismay, laid unconscious on the ground. They didn’t take a breath. They didn’t move or twitch, no they didn’t move at all. They didn’t make a sound. The frame of their ribs showed clearly under their skin. Their gut looked like it had been dug out and sunken in. Their limbs were like sticks. Their cheeks were hollow. They were skin and bone, they were pale, no fat, no muscle. It quickly became clear what had happened. They starved to death beside the only food nature would grant them. My mind flashed images of that day, the day that I’d chased them away. They might’ve had a chance if I hadn’t done such a hasty act. There was no brutal scene, no spilled blood, no witness to the death. I looked up at the tree, it didn’t do or say a single thing. It didn’t cast a judging eye. It didn’t knock me off my feet. I looked down at the body, it didn’t do or say a single thing. It didn’t cast a judging eye. It didn’t knock me off my feet. Eventually, by the time I got myself to leave, the sun had long risen. There was no unidentified figure walking off in the distance. I don’t know who they were, what they did, or where they came from. All I know is that they were here, once.
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When they win a race, the pride sits on their face, like a colourful bird on a Winter tree. It soon dims down and fades away. They start feeling like losers again. I'm not like them. When I win, I take it for a defeat. When I lose, I make the victory of it.
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May 9
May 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM UTC
Winners
My hands are tree roots Of ever continuing veins My fingers are branches That reach out to hold your hand But when I held it today mine started to shake The wind was blowing the tree that is my hand and it wouldn’t go away I pinched myself to make it stop but it didn’t the wind kept blowing You asked if I was ok and I said yes because it was the truth It’s just that some times the wind blows when you don’t want it to Some times the wind blows so hard it breaks the trees And kills them
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May 7
May 7, 2026 at 8:19 PM UTC
Trees
I'm a tree. I can see people around me, but they don't even see me genuinely. They only took pictures of my beauty when it's sunny. Maybe one day, I might be seen by someone. Maybe one day, I might even find the one. I know that Hope is still somewhere inside , so I won't push it aside. 'Cause as a tree, I'll only be able to see people around me, talking about my beauty, but I won't let them stop me from finding real people and finally be me.
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May 3
May 3, 2026 at 1:24 AM UTC
"Tree"
Be like an oak tree, Always strong and always sure That you will endure.
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Apr 29
Apr 29, 2026 at 6:16 AM UTC
Be Like An Oak Tree
I am more than good enough. Can't you see. Do you believe in you and me? Am I the fruit hanging from the tree. Will you pick me?, Or let me be. As the days grow to weeks and the weeks become months. Im still there, hanging from the tree. I guess I wasn't good enough. For you to pick me.
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Apr 27
Apr 27, 2026 at 4:13 AM UTC
Hanging from the tree
His POV: dont you understand youre my new tree little lady first one failed taken out cut down gone gone GONE so you second tree dont move dont leave dont move stay stay stay thats all i need everything else fades i fade out something stays STAYs until the end you do That oh so well Little lady: i knew "youre my new tree little lady" i stayed I STAYED no branches no leaves just panicked shallow breaths trying so trying not to move wrong so wrong second tree different place same outcome i knew still stayed I STAYED dont you cry little lady dont you cry second trees dont last never meant to stay
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Apr 21
Apr 21, 2026 at 4:19 PM UTC
Dont you cry, little lady. Just STAY
put me into perspective my length against a tree miles covered on foot but nothing in the grand scheme i repeat my affirmations until i am free the universe has a grip on me i led my life with glee but the circumstances remain humbling my smile won’t fade pearl wont grey time always takes more than you want more than it needs rob me, remaining, deplete heart too strained to compete heart too stained to retreat the Rockies carry me
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Apr 17
Apr 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM UTC
Pearl Wont Grey
In the hollow tree among the desert cacti -- lives a large man's head.
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Apr 14
Apr 14, 2026 at 4:15 AM UTC
In the hollow tree
An Old Oak Tree stands proud and tall Through time it probably has seen it all As time went by from year to year It looked closely never fear Standing magnificent for over 800 years In a meadow frequented by Horses and Deer’s In its earliest years it would have seen many a sight Of riders on horseback be it a King or a Knight Who’s Armour would have shined and glinted in the Noonday Sun As they Hunted animals just for fun Many a King may have come and gone Many a Sunny day and bright Moon shone Its leaves a fluttering in the wind and rain As centuries came and past in vain As time went by things moved on and on The Knights they had come and gone As centuries passed by the tree stood tall Through all those years it had seen it all Even Lovers in the pale moonlight Lay on the ground holding each other tight What else went on only the oak tree knows Time like a river just flows and flows The Sunlight still glints on its weathered leaves Hanging from its branches like badly ripped sleeves Now growing old looking tired and worn Standing next to a field of corn This giant of nature still standing tall and proud Would forever stand out from the crowd Many a day I have passed by this wise old tree Sees how it’s leaved glistened as the look down at me It will probably stand for many more years Each season it’s leaves will fall like tears But for me it will always raise smile upon my face My quiet and truly wondrous place.
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Mar 25
Mar 25, 2026 at 5:47 AM UTC
The Old Oak Tree
Is this how trees feel— isolation, unless with the forest? I am you, my lonely tree… standing outside, watching the weather. I don’t want to be a stranger looking in. Patience getting depleted— the rot gives way.
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Mar 18
Mar 18, 2026 at 5:28 PM UTC
Rooted and Left Behind