The Legend of the Dogwood
reflective quatrain poem115 total reviews
Comment from MJMuraco
Your poem is heartfelt and beautiful. The imagery is so strong. I wonder if it was a dogwood tree that they used for Jesus. Great job on this touching poem.
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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Your poem is heartfelt and beautiful. The imagery is so strong. I wonder if it was a dogwood tree that they used for Jesus. Great job on this touching poem.
Comment Written 29-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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I would truly doubt it was actually a dogwood tree - I don't even know if they grow in that region - the lovely thing about legends is they don't get bogged down in historical accuracy. Thanks so much, Brooke
Comment from Brandenpaul
I very much enjoyed reading this one Brooke. Tis the season and we are all thinking about Easter and why it is. The easter bunny has nothing to do with this "holiday". I loved how you wove each stanza together to form such a great message as we get closer to Good Friday.
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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I very much enjoyed reading this one Brooke. Tis the season and we are all thinking about Easter and why it is. The easter bunny has nothing to do with this "holiday". I loved how you wove each stanza together to form such a great message as we get closer to Good Friday.
Comment Written 29-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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Oh, when I was little and my children were little, we loved the bunny too! :-D Thanks ever so much, Brooke
Comment from Writewoman
It's a WOW! I wish you had entered it in the "poem tells a story" contest. And it's so appropriate with Easter just around the corner. There should be an anxious market for that legend -- and your gracious rendition.
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It's a WOW! I wish you had entered it in the "poem tells a story" contest. And it's so appropriate with Easter just around the corner. There should be an anxious market for that legend -- and your gracious rendition.
Comment Written 29-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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truth be told, it didn't even occur to me to enter it into that contest! You're right - I should have. LOL Thanks ever so much for your most generous review and encouraging comments!!! Brooke
Comment from NadineM
Brooke,
I love this poem, it's rhythm and flow. The story is wonderful. The flowers on the dogwood tree are impressive.
Thanks for sharing this lovely poem with me...
Your mentioning of the Cross, reminds me again of the flowering of the cross coming up very soon! Know what the means to you too...me too!
Take care. Thank-you for sharing this with me.
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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Brooke,
I love this poem, it's rhythm and flow. The story is wonderful. The flowers on the dogwood tree are impressive.
Thanks for sharing this lovely poem with me...
Your mentioning of the Cross, reminds me again of the flowering of the cross coming up very soon! Know what the means to you too...me too!
Take care. Thank-you for sharing this with me.
Comment Written 29-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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Nadine - thank you so much - I truly appreciate your most thoughtful comments. Unfortunately, that is my childhood church in the flowering cross poem, not my current one. Brooke :-)
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...so how strong is your voice if you made the suggestion of a new tradition?
I will think of you when we decorate ours this year!..Nadine
Comment from Hurricane Dean
I too remember hearing something about the dogwood tree and the crucifixion. Not sure where that legend came from and enjoyed your poetic retelling of the tale. Nicely done, Brooke. Much Love, Dean
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I too remember hearing something about the dogwood tree and the crucifixion. Not sure where that legend came from and enjoyed your poetic retelling of the tale. Nicely done, Brooke. Much Love, Dean
Comment Written 29-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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Dean, thank you!! :-) Brooke
Comment from tteach
Where my son worked a couple of summers, dogwood grew wild in the forest. While tall, its branches were thin and wispy. It wouldn't even be substantial enough to build a fire. On the other hand, the blossoms were huge.
Your poem tells a beautiful story. In a way, it is nice to think that God so altered the tree that it could never be used again to crucify.
well done
terry
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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Where my son worked a couple of summers, dogwood grew wild in the forest. While tall, its branches were thin and wispy. It wouldn't even be substantial enough to build a fire. On the other hand, the blossoms were huge.
Your poem tells a beautiful story. In a way, it is nice to think that God so altered the tree that it could never be used again to crucify.
well done
terry
Comment Written 29-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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Terry, thank you - your comments are most thoughtful and welcome, Brooke :-)
Comment from mermaids
My parents also had a dogwood tree in our yard growing up, this is a wonderful faith poem that incorporates God and nature, I did not know the details you mention about the symbolism in the blossoms.
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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My parents also had a dogwood tree in our yard growing up, this is a wonderful faith poem that incorporates God and nature, I did not know the details you mention about the symbolism in the blossoms.
Comment Written 29-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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Thank you so much for this most generous and warm review - I truly appreciate your lovely comments :-) Brooke
Comment from Ru Otto
Brooke, you put that old story together beautifully. I had never heard of it before. Your poetic lines, as usual are perfect, that's why I gave you a six. I am not religious but your poem gave me a chill, dogwoods are one of my favorite tree, and in KY I saw a forest once, a canopy entirely of tall dogwood, but still they were "gnarled and fine, not fit for cross or yoke". Very seasonal, thank-you. Ru
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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Brooke, you put that old story together beautifully. I had never heard of it before. Your poetic lines, as usual are perfect, that's why I gave you a six. I am not religious but your poem gave me a chill, dogwoods are one of my favorite tree, and in KY I saw a forest once, a canopy entirely of tall dogwood, but still they were "gnarled and fine, not fit for cross or yoke". Very seasonal, thank-you. Ru
Comment Written 29-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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Ru, thank you - they have been my favorite tree since I was in nursery school. Valley Forge National Park has a famous grove of them and they host a dogwood festival each year - that is only 3 miles from where I live. I truly do appreciate your most generous review and encouraging comments. Brooke
Comment from Domino
Hi, Brooke
I'd never even heard of the message, let alone the content. Mind you, I can't remember last seeing a dogwood tree in Britland, unless it's Yankspeak for 'oak'. ;-)
'and suffered greatly for the part
in Jesus' death it played.' maybe 'Holy death it played' as this improves the flow, and we know whom you're referring to, especially as he's mentioned later.?
That's the ONLY part where the meter tottered for me, and this is a wonderful poem of faith, though 'not my bag'.
Well said. love, Ray xx
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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Hi, Brooke
I'd never even heard of the message, let alone the content. Mind you, I can't remember last seeing a dogwood tree in Britland, unless it's Yankspeak for 'oak'. ;-)
'and suffered greatly for the part
in Jesus' death it played.' maybe 'Holy death it played' as this improves the flow, and we know whom you're referring to, especially as he's mentioned later.?
That's the ONLY part where the meter tottered for me, and this is a wonderful poem of faith, though 'not my bag'.
Well said. love, Ray xx
Comment Written 29-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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Ray, dogwoods are gorgeous - google them! :-) Thank you for your gracious review even if religious legend poems aren't your bag!! :-) Brooke
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What's 'google' mean? Is it something you wear when swimming to keep the water outcha eyes? Sounds too much like hard work, anyway.
LOL, Ray xx
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Ray, tell me you are kidding me. You don't google???? It's how I look things up dozens of times a day. It's like having the deluxe set of encyclopedias only way enhanced at your fingertips 24/7. And not just for scholarly stuff - for looking up scores of games, tomorrow's weather, the price of a ticket to the Rolling Stones. LOL
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I was kidding, Brooke. I know what it is but I never use it, nor do I ever read. I'm either lazy or have some mental problem in the learning dept. I also never research and that's why my stuff is usually shallow, I admit.
Anyway, I can't afford a ticket to the Stones, plus them kids are too young for me. xx
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Seriously, though, I use it to find out how a team is doing in the middle of a game if it isn't being televised just as much as I use it for research. I use it to look up what's playing at the local movie theater and what time the next show is. My daughter gets a new babysitting/nanny gig and we use it to look up all the gossip on her new clients. LOL
We figure out everything from just how rich they are to what scandals they've been in. :-D It's great just for trivia stuff - someone asks, who sang that song from 1963 and five seconds later I have the answer. It's fun!!!
Comment from Nightwind1
This was stunning Brooke! I loved the story within and it evoked such heartfelt thoughts of the cross and the salvation of man.
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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This was stunning Brooke! I loved the story within and it evoked such heartfelt thoughts of the cross and the salvation of man.
Comment Written 29-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2009
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Thank you so much - I really enjoyed writing this one so it is wonderful to have it so well-received. I so appreciate your warm and generous review! Brooke
