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mantiscepter
Apr 21, 2010 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Poplars

 The two trees stood tall
with their branches
touching the sky

their frail leaves dancing
in the lithe
summer breeze

limbs bowed gently
heard were sighs 
as they bowed

in a grandeur
against the summer
sunlit skies

I thought: how beautiful
— mantiscepter, Apr 21, 2010

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evie.haywood

16 years 1 month ago

I love the simplistic yet

I love the simplistic yet descriptive side of this poem. The last part "I thought: how beautiful" is my favourite line. No fussy language - straight out beauty. :) Well written. Evie
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mantiscepter

16 years 1 month ago

Simple

I'm happy you liked this one evie, I'm John glad to meet you. words are wonderful, I hope I never get tired of trying to change them around, so people like you can enjoy them. My Pleasure thank you. Mantiscepter
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raskin

16 years 1 month ago

I love the poplar, a common

I love the poplar, a common tree where I grew up. I love the movement, the scent, the sound. You captured them here. Really nice. raskin
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mantiscepter

16 years 1 month ago

swaying rustling/bending at will

Thank you Raskin for your comments, input is good. I'm John thanks for reading this write. hope to hear from you again. glad it brought some memories back. Mantiscepter
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Seren

16 years 1 month ago

Dear John

I have the same thought for your poem how beautiful you know we have poplar trees here as well they are some of my favourites love and hugs JayCee x x x P.s sorry to be late had a day and a bit in bed better late than never Quote:- It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.---Robert Green Ingersoll
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mantiscepter

16 years 1 month ago

Poplars

No worries mate,it's all fair dinkum.... your never slow or late, and it is just a joy to have you read my writes, this was a childhood memory, that was very dear to me my mate, a young lady of that time just passed this last year, and almost all these poems I write I dedicate to her memory .summer 1978 we were not lovers, till later in life, but I've always loved her... !978 was one of my first writes. Freely A sailboat on the ocean floating with the breeze is to me the sight of freedom and I like being free. thanx for you>>> Love John.
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lyz

16 years 1 month ago

Ah, dear John

How right u are, to see this is beautiful. Such gentleness in your words. Wonderfully described and visually hypnotic. Love Lyz. XX