Quercus phallus
(Virginia Native)
Willow Oak
As you probably know if you have been visiting for a while, I love my poems. I share any I find that I truly enjoy, and this has such a positive message.
The Oak Tree
by
Johnny Ray Ryder Jr
A mighty wind blew night and day.
It stole the oak tree's leaves away,
Then snapped its boughs and pulled its bark
Until the oak was tired and stark.
But still the oak tree held its ground
While other trees fell all around.
The weary wind gave up and spoke.
How can you still be standing Oak?
The oak tree said, I know that you
Can break each branch of mine in two,
Carry every leaf away,
Shake my limbs, and make me sway
But I have roots stretched in the earth,
Growing stronger since my birth.
You'll never touch them, for you see
They are the deepest part of me.
Until today, I wasn't sure
Of just how much I could endure
But now I've found, with thanks to you,
I'm stronger than I ever knew.
by
Johnny Ray Ryder Jr
A mighty wind blew night and day.
It stole the oak tree's leaves away,
Then snapped its boughs and pulled its bark
Until the oak was tired and stark.
But still the oak tree held its ground
While other trees fell all around.
The weary wind gave up and spoke.
How can you still be standing Oak?
The oak tree said, I know that you
Can break each branch of mine in two,
Carry every leaf away,
Shake my limbs, and make me sway
But I have roots stretched in the earth,
Growing stronger since my birth.
You'll never touch them, for you see
They are the deepest part of me.
Until today, I wasn't sure
Of just how much I could endure
But now I've found, with thanks to you,
I'm stronger than I ever knew.
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If you would like to see other Fences Around the World, or join in with your own, you will find them on Gosia's blog here.
Enjoy your day and thanks
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Lovely poem and beautiful fences.
ReplyDeleteThank you Christine :)
DeleteI love the weathered fence - and the poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you EC :)
DeleteI ADORE this poem!!!! It is very reassuring as well.
ReplyDeleteSo glad Ginny, I thought so too :)
DeleteI love this poem. Thank you for sharing it, Denise. I have to smile though. We had a swamp oak in our backyard in Illinois. It never gave up all its leaves in fall. It would just keep falling throughout winter which was a pain.
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome Kay. Oh dear on your swamp oak back in Illinois. That must have been a challenge every year.
DeleteA lovely poem and good fences
ReplyDeleteThank you Margaret :)
DeleteInteresting post. Nice rail fence.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda :)
DeleteRyder's poem is great and so fitting for your paintings! And that is a type of fencing I really like...split rail.
ReplyDeleteI like those old split rails also. Glad you enjoyed my post Anni, thank you :)
DeleteNice fence. And thanks for a good post.
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome Nas and thank you :)
DeleteHello, Denise! I love the poem and the beautiful photos. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteThank you Eileen, you too :)
DeleteI, too, like the poem. Thanks for posting it.
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome Valerie, thank you :)
Deletegreat poem, it is always a sad thing to see when one of our hundred year old oaks, turns over from a storm. doesn't happen often though
ReplyDeleteHappy you enjoyed Sandra. I agree, I am always sad to see the old trees fall down.
DeleteBeautiful fences, beautiful poems.
ReplyDeleteHi Yogi, thank you, glad you enjoyed :)
DeleteI thought so too, thank you Laurie :)
ReplyDeleteI really like your fence shots...an love the poem and tree.
ReplyDeleteSo glad Rose, thank you :)
DeleteHi Denise,
ReplyDeleteLovely old rustic fence and a beautiful poem,
All the best,
John
Hi John, thank you, glad you enjoyed. All the best to you too :)
DeleteThank you for a beacon of beauty and sanity!
ReplyDeleteSweet of you to say Cloudia, you are very welcome and thank you :)
DeleteWood fencing is just the best Have a good weekend, Diane
ReplyDeleteHello Diane, I love the old wood fencing. You have a good weekend too :)
DeleteNice fences and a lovely poem …
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thank you Jan :)
DeleteBeautiful photos and so enjoyed the poem.Happy weekend wishes!
ReplyDeleteThank you Buttercup and a happy weekend to you also :)
DeleteLovely poem and great photos
ReplyDeleteThank you Carol :)
DeleteA great poem and relevant today with storms in many countries blowing down trees.
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane, it certainly seems so.
DeleteLovely fences!
ReplyDeleteThank you William :)
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