Free Verse Collection
Viewing comments for Chapter 10 "The Tree"A collection of free verse poems
35 total reviews
Comment from lalajovanoski
Hello there I really enjoyed reading this poem that you have shared with us I find the free verse to be written very nicely and I think that it will be a good entry for the contest thank you very much for sharing this with us and good night
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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Hello there I really enjoyed reading this poem that you have shared with us I find the free verse to be written very nicely and I think that it will be a good entry for the contest thank you very much for sharing this with us and good night
Comment Written 13-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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Many thanks for your review and your good luck wishes.
Comment from l.raven
HI Tony, I love your poem my friend...just because we grow old...and go bald...doesn't mean were dead...we just find other ways to enjoy life...the same as your tree...it may have lost it's hair...but it still stands proud...and has many reasons to live...very well written you...and I love your picture...Love Linda xxoo
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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HI Tony, I love your poem my friend...just because we grow old...and go bald...doesn't mean were dead...we just find other ways to enjoy life...the same as your tree...it may have lost it's hair...but it still stands proud...and has many reasons to live...very well written you...and I love your picture...Love Linda xxoo
Comment Written 13-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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Many thanks for your review, Linda. Appreciated! Tony.
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your so welcome Tony...xxoo love Linda
Comment from estory
This poem tells the story of the tenacity of life with a stubborn voice and great images. I loved the image of the branches of the tree reaching out like an embrace on the distant illuminated moon. that's a great metaphor for life reaching beyond death to the eternal. the leaves still clinging to life. not wanting to give up estory
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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This poem tells the story of the tenacity of life with a stubborn voice and great images. I loved the image of the branches of the tree reaching out like an embrace on the distant illuminated moon. that's a great metaphor for life reaching beyond death to the eternal. the leaves still clinging to life. not wanting to give up estory
Comment Written 12-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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Many thanks for your review, estory. Appreciated! Tony.
Comment from frogbook
Quite fabulous. Great phrasing and rare rhyme. Original and acute observations and a last line that is very powerful, yet quietly hopeful. This is one of my favorites.
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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Quite fabulous. Great phrasing and rare rhyme. Original and acute observations and a last line that is very powerful, yet quietly hopeful. This is one of my favorites.
Comment Written 12-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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Many thanks for your review, Linda.Appreciated! Tony.
Comment from Pearl Edwards
Great photo Tony of the re-birth of this old tree at your front gate, holding out it's arms to the raucous cockatoos going by.
Old things surprise - so too, will I-
great ending to a lovely free verse, but that's no surprise.
cheers
valda
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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Great photo Tony of the re-birth of this old tree at your front gate, holding out it's arms to the raucous cockatoos going by.
Old things surprise - so too, will I-
great ending to a lovely free verse, but that's no surprise.
cheers
valda
Comment Written 12-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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Many thanks for your review, Valda. Appreciated! Tony.
Comment from Asem.inspirations
Hello my friend, tfawcus:
This is such a splendid poem about this tree in front of your home and the photo perfects this poem. I am happy that you have not given up on this tree. What an awesome display of power and creation, to me, that all trees are to me, so full of life and longevity, even when we think they are not. I really enjoyed reading this poem, as all of your poetry.
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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Hello my friend, tfawcus:
This is such a splendid poem about this tree in front of your home and the photo perfects this poem. I am happy that you have not given up on this tree. What an awesome display of power and creation, to me, that all trees are to me, so full of life and longevity, even when we think they are not. I really enjoyed reading this poem, as all of your poetry.
Comment Written 12-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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Many thanks for your review, Tier. Appreciated! Tony.
Comment from frierajac
An interesting statement of the theme of immortality. It seems that trees are sacred
and to the thematic choices of poems, as are seasons and love. It is a good choice of theme for the contest and good luck.
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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An interesting statement of the theme of immortality. It seems that trees are sacred
and to the thematic choices of poems, as are seasons and love. It is a good choice of theme for the contest and good luck.
Comment Written 12-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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Many thanks for your review, Frierajac, and for the six stars. Appreciated! Tony.
Comment from IndianaIrish
It amazes me how some trees appear dead, but with some time, sun, and water, they sometimes find new life. Kind of like us when we grieve and feel gone from ourselves. With a change of attitude, an open heart, and humor, we can come back to life.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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It amazes me how some trees appear dead, but with some time, sun, and water, they sometimes find new life. Kind of like us when we grieve and feel gone from ourselves. With a change of attitude, an open heart, and humor, we can come back to life.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)
Comment Written 12-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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Many thanks for your review, Karyn. Appreciated! Tony.
Comment from Treischel
I loved your poignant poetic portrait of that tenacious old tree that clings to life and still has an intrinsic value to you, and it. Nicely done in a free verse ramble. Lets hope your last stanza holds true.
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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I loved your poignant poetic portrait of that tenacious old tree that clings to life and still has an intrinsic value to you, and it. Nicely done in a free verse ramble. Lets hope your last stanza holds true.
Comment Written 12-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2017
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Many thanks for your review, Tom. Appreciated! Tony.
Comment from BeasPeas
What a wonderful poem, Tony. Personally, I wait a couple of years before deciding a tree is actually dead. Many times it's not--especially a new transplant.
Beautifully composed and these lines are outstanding:
"Flocks of cockatoos sometimes come,
and settle on
its outstretched arms.
Their clamour mocks with raucous life
its long dead limbs,
while down below,
the straggle leaves gain strength and grow."
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"I might have written off that tree,
but it still lives, tenaciously.
Old things surprise;
so, too, will I."
Marilyn
reply by the author on 14-Jun-2017
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What a wonderful poem, Tony. Personally, I wait a couple of years before deciding a tree is actually dead. Many times it's not--especially a new transplant.
Beautifully composed and these lines are outstanding:
"Flocks of cockatoos sometimes come,
and settle on
its outstretched arms.
Their clamour mocks with raucous life
its long dead limbs,
while down below,
the straggle leaves gain strength and grow."
also
"I might have written off that tree,
but it still lives, tenaciously.
Old things surprise;
so, too, will I."
Marilyn
Comment Written 11-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 14-Jun-2017
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Very many thanks for your six-star review, Marilyn. You are right - trees often seem to have some hidden vestiges of life, even when they appear quite dead. My wife says much the same of me! Tony
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That is a very cute comment by your wife, Tony.