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Monday, March 10, 2014

TREE

Today I learned
something new
for me.
I learned that a tree
isn't always a tree.

Some trees
don't have leaves,
you see.

A wooden form
to fit inside
a leather shoe
is a shoe tree.

A wooden post 
to hold
lots of hats
is a hat tree.

And a tree
to hold 
my genealogy
is a family tree.

So you see
not all trees 
have leaves.


     My citrus tree has been blooming and the smell is delightful.  But  this morning when I looked out at the tree, I noticed someone had been eating all the leaves.  I felt like Baby Bear, "Someone has been eating at my citrus tree and they ate it all up."
    So when I started to write today's poem, I guess the word tree was stuck in my brain.  Your challenge for today is to pick a word and write a poem about the different meanings of the word.  I'm thinking spoon, or run,  might work well.  Let me know what word you chose and have fun writing your poem.

2 comments:

  1. Joy,
    You have a great attitude considering something's been eating your citrus tree. Baby Bear would make a great character to add into a poem about your experience.

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  2. This is a really nice poem. I feel sorry for your poor citrus tree! But then today my husband and I were out cutting branches from our apple tree. It seemed a cruel thing to do, but in the long run it is for the best. 8-)

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