This is a rhyming poem, a parody, about a deciduous tree in the forest of its dreams. It relates to human life on our planet.
This poem won a 9th place finish this month (April 2021) in a premier contest on poetrysoup.com.
A Deciduous Tree in the Forest of Its Dreams
in a forest
a deciduous tree with an immortal spirit
germinated in a foreign flora
while surrounded by evergreens
it came from another land
where deforestation is the norm
from a world of destruction
and death
after many years
this deciduous tree became robust and admirable
its trunk sturdy, its branches stout
with its green wide flat leaves in the summer, colorful ones in the fall
and the winds blew, and the storms came
and it was pelted by the rain and hail
thunder and lightning attempted to uproot its soul
but the tree stood tall, and was not dismantled
and all of the evergreens
questioned its existence
laughed at its appearance
said that it was infecting the purity of their sacred evergreen forest
and if this tree could think and speak, if this tree could feel
it would simply say….
“I only seek a better life
in the forest of my dreams.”
(This poem won 9th place in a poetrysoup.com contest in April 2021)
A Deciduous Tree in the Forest of Its Dreams