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The Tree Poem

by

David Fox

   We are like trees.
   Some of us areas sturdy as tree trunks,
   others are as delicate as the leaves,
   and like the leaves,
   we are constantly changing
   making resolutions every New Year
   to start again, anew.
   Many of us like the tree's   branches,
   exploring different paths
   in this labyrinth we call life.
   As we grow older
   we are even more similar to the tree,
   each wrinkle representing
   another year of life
   like every every ring on a tree stump.
   If I can live even a fraction
   a tree has, I will know
   I've lived life to its fullest potential.

DAVID FOX shares...

My poetry has been or will be published in The Aurorean, Pegasus MILE, WestWard Quarterly and others in print, and The Cat's Meow for Writers and Readers E-Zine, Storytime Tapestry, The Poet's Haven and others on-line. I also edit my own print poetry magazine, The Poet's Art.

His motovation remains his secret for now...