Beneath My Favourite Tree

Cherry

By skinner_jennifer

Mon, 02 Oct 2023
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In summer that's still and

so silent, squirrel munches

till rustle of swish from tall

hazelnut tree as blackbird

catches sight of me,

 

my intention was never to

startle...just wanted brief

encounter to be fleshed

out; willingness of nature

just this once to meet me

halfway,

 

so I slipped beneath Maple

tree in sheltered hideout –

waiting in silence; gazed

through assembled leaves,

limbs reveal chirrup like

custodian alerting danger;

then there was silence once

more.

 

Sitting here contemplating

neighbouring apple tree in

late summer, magpies and

crows will feast on gown

so fruitful; before fall of

Autumn's swell...

 

then winter's nakedness

those weaving branches

chill to frost, revelation

to developing buds that

rest in limbo till spring's

first caress.

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by Turlough on

It's a wonderful thing to have a favourite tree. But you need to be secretive about it in case the others find out. 

These are nice, descriptive words Jenny. An enjoyable read.

Turlough

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Turlough,

my favourite tree is the oak, but as we don't have an oak tree in our garden, my favourite by far is our Maple tree which I got from Woolworths when we first moved in, it forms the canopy of our den my partner made, it's such a peaceful place to contemplate.

Our garden path gets covered in empty hazelnut shells that drop from the tree, the squirrels love them. I planted it back in 2006, you should see the height of it now, so tall and proud.

I'm glad the descriptions worked for you Turlough. Thanks for reading and letting me know you enjoyed.

Jenny. smiley

 

 

Submitted by celticman on

a favourite tree isn't going to run away any time soon., Jenny. Great to honour it 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Jack,

you know I love our Maple tree, because it's not too big, but not too small...a Goldilocks tree, just right, and easy to manage. wink

Thank you for reading and your kind words.

Jenny. smiley

 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

So is the maple the favourite? for sitting under anyway!

I liked gown so  fruitful; before fall of Autumn's swell...

and developing buds that rest in limbo till spring's  first caress.

Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Rhiannon,

yes the Maple is my favourite in our garden, it's so easy to manage and makes a perfect canopy for our den.

Glad you liked the fruitful gown, I was just observing my neighbours apple tree and thought how much the apples resembled a gown of fruit, so decided to put it in my poem. I think the birds get more pleasure from the tree than the owner, as he never seems to pick them and just lets the apples fall.

I always get excited to think of new life coming in Spring, those new buds appearing and coming to life after the chill of Winter. We are so lucky to have these miracles, which need protection.

Many thanks for reading Rhiannon, and I'm grateful for the feedback.

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by marandina on

"... before fall of Autumn's swell.."

A sweep through the seasons done so adroitly. Beautiful imagery and sentiments. Nicely done, Jenny. Paul :) 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Paul,

the incentive came from the I. P. As soon as I saw the mention of trees, just had to write something.

Kind words coming from a great writer as your self, means such a lot.

Your support is always welcome. 

Many thanks Paul.

Jenny. smiley

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you so much for the cherries Editors. I'm off to get my flu and covid jab today...which I'm dreading, so it was a lovely surprise to recieve the fruit.

Thank you again.

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

All this makes me think of Newton, according to the story he discovered the Law of Gravity seeing an apple falling from the tree. Romantic hey? There probably is some truth to it. Einstein discovered his "law of gravity" sitting in a barber's chair.

See you Jenny, all the best! Have a good day! Tom

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Tom, lovely to hear from you. You know you're full of knowledge, I never knew Einstein discovered the law of gravity sitting in a barber's chair...you learn something new every day. wink

Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts.

Take care.

Jenny. smiley