Old Horse Chestnut in my Yard
it will be coming down soon
it will be coming down soon
Only mid-August, but the leaves have been brown and falling for weeks
Cracks in trunk and branch, and a sad face I never noticed until just now
Bark split and peeling
this sad old tree
not dead yet but on the way
getting the mercy
~~::~~
weirwood
why do you frown at me
the old gods weep
~~::~~
{Mystic inspiration}
what fallen angels
lurk in that tangled thicket
hiding from the light
[one more time]
those who ate the fruit
of the tall tree of knowledge
regretted the taste
this sad old tree
not dead yet but on the way
getting the mercy
~~::~~
weirwood
why do you frown at me
the old gods weep
~~::~~
{Mystic inspiration}
what fallen angels
lurk in that tangled thicket
hiding from the light
[one more time]
those who ate the fruit
of the tall tree of knowledge
regretted the taste
I wonder what would happen today if we ate from the tree of knowledge? Would the story turn out differently?
ReplyDeleteThere is so much we would have to unlearn.
DeleteCheers!
JzB
Poor old tree :(
ReplyDeleteA terrible decision, to have to fell a much-loved tree.
A great series in tribute --
Jen
great series, preparing for the inevitable, ends are always most difficult.
ReplyDeleteA great quartet! Love the image of Angels hiding in tangled thickets - makes me wonder: is the undergrowth real or metaphorical?
ReplyDeleteIf those lumps are burl - (not just limb joints) the wood worker I spoke with said that that type of wood is what craftsfolk look for when making a unique bowl. Not quite enough of ours for furniture...maybe if it were dried, and cut properly. But alas most of it will most likely be fuel.
ReplyDeleteAlas, the lumps are at least partly hollow - so no good for anything.
DeleteAn apple a day -- I try my best to be wise..
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot we already know, but is that the knowledge which wished for? What if we could turn back the clock and Eve didn't ate from the tree ... than we didn't know about haiku ... would be a shame
ReplyDeleteWe would still come to know things through experience
DeleteAnd poetry is par of being human
Perhaps not specifically haiku
But we would still have poetic expression
Cheers!
JzB