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I visited that tree again That tree marked with a cross It’s old branches covered In a greying sort of bark I climbed up limb and sat atop It’s canopy aloft And saw once more the cross I marked O many years ago Though bark had cracked and flaked away The remnants of an engraving Still it showed its signs of staying Memories it holds At peace up there in veteran branch Of many years ago I dreamt of Christ at Christmastide Our joy at last was found Of a babe born in a manger There with his mother, dear One might well say this tree Had a meditative soul.
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Dec 16, 2025
Dec 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM UTC
The Tree Marked with a Cross Again
Yesterday I sat between the arms of my loving mother, the tree ! O tree ! Fail to realise I sat unaltered untarnished And do you know What I saw! The sun was trying to lug the waters of the tarn amidst which was I and you together.
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Mar 7, 2021
Mar 7, 2021 at 12:01 AM UTC
Amidst the Fork
Drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes to **** sadness. Are you killing sadness or the sadness killing you? Scrolling through the phone screen, to **** some time. Are you killing time or the time is killing you? Jumping from a parachute to **** your acrophobia. Are you killing the fear or the fear is killing you? Burning all the photos from your old album to **** your love for her. Are you killing Love or Love is killing you? Faking a smile to keep your hopes up. Are you killing hope or the hope is killing you? Cutting all the trees then dying of asthma. Are you killing Earth or the earth is killing you?
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Dec 27, 2019
Dec 27, 2019 at 3:03 AM UTC
Earth is killing you
The creak of a door, A sliver of light Slips and illuminates the evergreen tops. A sigh of relief echoes between our two walls. I hear the flick of a lighter. An orange glow appears. Floating about an arms length away from a dark shadow mostly hidden behind the evergreens i always complain of. We end up mimicking each others actions Swimmers in a line, Diving in at the same time. Synchronizing the timing of raising our separate cigarettes to our separate lips, It’s a small solace, Two strangers, simultaneously trying to **** themselves just a bit quicker The only form of intimacy we know at this point in life. Ash, take a drag, ash, take a drag Rinse and repeat The wash cycle is almost over We puff away together Until one of us tires or hits the **** I once again, hear; The creak of a door, A sliver of light illuminates the tight knit needles. I hear a gentle slam, In his own way, a goodnight
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Sep 14, 2019
Sep 14, 2019 at 9:22 PM UTC
Last Smoke Before Bed
As I lie awake listening to the rain and wind Playing music on my roof, the melody is as Enchanting as a siren song. I imagine the sky is blue. The trees are dancing And waving their leaves while the rain-maker cheers them on with lightning and thunder. In the rainy season, my roof and the road to my House will have a shower: they will look as clean As the cloud that wanders aimlessly on a sunny day. I can smell the season in the air as the rains pours Down; what a delightful smell. It fills my heart with Joy like the sea is filled with water. I too must join the trees in their rain dance, for This season is the season of life and wildflowers.
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May 11, 2019
May 11, 2019 at 10:48 PM UTC
Rainy season
We are saving water, We are saving paper, We are saving trees, Why the **** no one is trying to save me?
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Apr 10, 2019
Apr 10, 2019 at 2:04 PM UTC
The big picture (part 1) : Save
Blue, vibrant skies over colors so divine. Making them so bright that they shine. Paved bridges take you to this escape. Making you feel warm inside that make you feel safe. Every color bleeding on your eyes. Making everything beautiful with those blue, vibrant skies.
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Feb 11, 2019
Feb 11, 2019 at 4:03 PM UTC
Vibrant colors
Her eyes pressed on all the colors, textures, and dyes. The motifs of the trees glistens as the wind flies. The blowing causes a cough in her throat as she tightens the sash of her lined, tan coat. She stands amazed by the tinges of the lake. The ripples propel swiftly causing the bridge to shake. She glazes at her reflection in the waves as she walks away. Still intrigued by blossoming coloration of this display.
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Nov 23, 2018
Nov 23, 2018 at 9:50 PM UTC
Blossoming coloration
How cruel is it for God to give me wings. Amongst all the other petty things? And still bind me to the Earth, Avoiding my death, same as my birth. Three times I fell, Three times I broke into hell. A fourth one there shall not be. No more, will the night listen to my plea. As heavy rains poured from the stars, I swore that this world would be ours. My lies were too well glazed. You left my insides completely razed. These lungs can’t hold any more water. My blood boils, and it’s only getting hotter. Ice can hold only so much, My soul is also, such.
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Nov 23, 2017
Nov 23, 2017 at 5:08 PM UTC
Sink
The trees dance to your madness! *Dancing, dancing, dancing. Crashing, falling and collapsing. Oh, They dance to*  your madness.
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Nov 4, 2016
Nov 4, 2016 at 12:46 AM UTC
Storm III
I love the way rain looks when it melts the pavement into glass. All the trees and lights cast back the tangled road. Looking out the window during a storm and bringing your eyes from the street to the window, all the water droplets move along to their own rhythm like land ***** ending up a puddle in a stage of full maturity.
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Dec 12, 2015
Dec 12, 2015 at 12:28 AM UTC
The drive back from Home Depot
Even though you’d search six feet under the ground It’s never deeper than this hole in my heart You can’t patch this up with stumbling apologies And misguided avalanche of cracked voice Where in the forests You can read the words I etched in every trees you’d walk in And you’d wonder if ever it’s meant for you But then I know you’d figure it out, I know you’ll know It’s meant for you and you alone You can’t drown yourself on the ocean by falling in Just because I jump through it like a winged mermaid They said I could finally breathe after having to swim But when you told me, “Stay” Everything went high tide again So, would you wait for me by the shore? While I’m away in the vast depth of the ocean Cascading in the midst of storm every time you try to be my achor Sailing across the unbeknownst ? Would you tell me how you loved the whispers and hushes Of the wind that runs a distant rhythm and the leaves that stutter together? Wold you go to the north and west where dense forest lie in a valley with mountains Full of birds mimicking the way you sound when you said my name?
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Nov 22, 2014
Nov 22, 2014 at 10:23 AM UTC
Hide And Never Seek