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Old Man Willow

March 18, 2014
By TayyBarlow PLATINUM, Madera, California
TayyBarlow PLATINUM, Madera, California
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Favorite Quote:
"There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportion."- Edgar Allan Poe


Old Man Willow stands looking,
Far below and deep at his reflection.
His trunk groaning and roots hooking,
Letting his fingers touch water with affection.

The surface shatters in its dance,
Struggling to ripple on by,
Old Man Willow pauses, as if in a trance,
Then releases the water with a sigh.

With a creaking of branches, he straightens his back,
And brushes the leaf-strands from his face.
He taps the river bank with an echoing crack!
As Old Man Willow returns to his place.


The author's comments:
I was inspired to write this piece while gazing out at a lake with palm trees reflecting in it. But I don't like palm trees...so they became willows!

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