The Rising and Falling of Trees
by Patricia Fargnoli
They rose up from the riverbank
bending their dark shapes over the water
like pillars that had been leaning too long
in the sun and wanted to rest.
And yes the river was lovely in its long
feline flowing over and around the river stones.
But the trees were splendid in their own right
shaking their beads, pasting glitter around their cheeks,
and oh how they fell, loosening their roots
swooning into the moving water,
which carried them on its back downstream,
their voices reverberating along the airways,
promising their lovers
before long they would return.
Copyright ©: Patricia Fargnoli
End of the poem
15 random poems
- The First Part: Sonnet 12 – Ah! burning thoughts, now let me take some rest, by William Drummond
- A Wintry Picture poem – Alfred Austin
- Юнна Мориц – Цветок
- A Green Stream. by Wang Wei
- Kyrenaikos
- simple_heart.html
- Ольга Седакова – Старый поэт (Постскриптум)
- Владимир Бенедиктов – Бахчисарай
- Николай Рубцов – Жеребенок
- The Aquittal Of Phryne poem – Alfred Austin
- Since you asked by Radames Antonio Cruz
- Lepracaun or Fairy Shoemaker, The by William Allingham
- Олег Сердобольский – Играли в шахматы слоны
- Омар Хайям о Боге и религии: Рубаи, стихи Хайяма про Бога – Poetry Monster
- Владимир Корнилов – Суворов
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