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ltw222 75M
5490 posts
12/25/2012 8:48 am
Aloofness



Up on the hill a pine tree stands
alone, unnoticed by us all;
morose and saddened, as it fends
beneath a gray sky, unconcerned.
And wishing, when its journey ends,
of finding solace ‘neath the earth.

At dawn, there is no morning song
to greet the dewy, gloomy land
because the birds refuse to throng
a lone tree far and high above.
Within the mist that gathers strong
a quiet hill forlornly sits.

A leaf aloft goes wafting by
as strong winds pound the hill and tree;
it’s free at last to search the sky
for butterflies and birds and bees;
those things that it has yet to eye
since springing up among the boughs.

A man cannot stand all alone
no matter what his strength may be;
for when the winds of fate has blown,
tears only bring back memories.
Too late to dig up what’s been sown,
too late to turn back what must be.

Lee



Live today as if it is your last
For tomorrow will soon be in the past


spiritwoman45

12/25/2012 12:22 pm

Definitely - we all need others to stand with us.

Spiritwoman ^i^


beepbeep 83F
2620 posts
12/25/2012 1:45 pm

Wonderful. I stood alone for many decades; then I found SFF. My friends, my support, my window on the greater world around me.

Thank you for sharing.


Neidin 83F

12/26/2012 6:32 am

I love that Lee. Feel sad for the poor tree.


ltw222 75M
7793 posts
12/26/2012 6:38 pm

    Quoting  :

Hi mrsjoe,

Thank you and Merry Christmas.

Lee

Live today as if it is your last
For tomorrow will soon be in the past


ltw222 75M
7793 posts
12/26/2012 6:39 pm

    Quoting  :

Hi Rose,

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Lee

Live today as if it is your last
For tomorrow will soon be in the past


ltw222 75M
7793 posts
12/26/2012 6:39 pm

    Quoting  :

Hi JAN,

Thank you.

Lee


Live today as if it is your last
For tomorrow will soon be in the past


ltw222 75M
7793 posts
12/26/2012 6:40 pm

    Quoting spiritwoman45:
    Definitely - we all need others to stand with us.
Hi sw,

Thank you.

Lee

Live today as if it is your last
For tomorrow will soon be in the past


ltw222 75M
7793 posts
12/26/2012 6:42 pm

    Quoting beepbeep:
    Wonderful. I stood alone for many decades; then I found SFF. My friends, my support, my window on the greater world around me.

    Thank you for sharing.
Hi beepbeep,

Thank you and I am gald you are alone no more.

Lee


Live today as if it is your last
For tomorrow will soon be in the past


ltw222 75M
7793 posts
12/26/2012 6:43 pm

    Quoting  :

Hi nativekitten,

Thank you.

Lee

Live today as if it is your last
For tomorrow will soon be in the past


ltw222 75M
7793 posts
12/26/2012 6:44 pm

    Quoting Neidin:
    I love that Lee. Feel sad for the poor tree.
Hi Neidin,

Thank you.

Lee

Live today as if it is your last
For tomorrow will soon be in the past


ltw222 75M
7793 posts
12/26/2012 6:46 pm

    Quoting  :

Hi Roxy,

Thank you for reading and the comment.

Lee

Live today as if it is your last
For tomorrow will soon be in the past


ltw222 75M
7793 posts
12/26/2012 6:47 pm

    Quoting  :

Hi et,

Thank you.

Lee

Live today as if it is your last
For tomorrow will soon be in the past


GLUMO 90F
9749 posts
12/26/2012 8:35 pm

Lovely poem, Lee, and beautiful photo. Emotionally speaking, I think I feel identified with that lone tree.


Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.(Khalil Gibran)


ltw222 75M
7793 posts
12/26/2012 10:11 pm

    Quoting GLUMO:
    Lovely poem, Lee, and beautiful photo. Emotionally speaking, I think I feel identified with that lone tree.
Hi GLUMO,

Thank you. But, like beepbeep, you have SFF.

Lee


Live today as if it is your last
For tomorrow will soon be in the past


ltw222 75M
7793 posts
12/27/2012 2:37 pm

    Quoting  :

Hi Ane,

Thank you for reading.

Lee

Live today as if it is your last
For tomorrow will soon be in the past