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Imagine how
Long was the night
And it broke into a day
Loaded with shadows — As deep
As open wounds
Under the rhythmic shifting of the wind
From the tree, forcibly confined
In the garden,
The leaves fell
One by one
Until –naked–
The branches were dull
Grayish-green skeletons.
Imagine how
Even emptier
Would the universe be
If the leaves
If the branches
If that tree
If you
Did not exist.
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A very fine poem. I especially like the image of the leafless tree and the comparison of the branches to grayish-green skeletons! Congratulations on an excellent work!
it's very kind of you, Kim. Thank you so much: truly glad you liked the poem. HAPPY EASTER!
Superb piece made me get a picture of the universe and vice verse
Today I found your poems, I will be reading more of them over the next couple of days. Thank you very much for having such a sharing soul.
Hi Faustino, thank you so much for your kind words! I'm going to read your poetry too.
Caro sig. Frosini - ho trovato il Suo poeme per caso su internet (che tesoro che e` l'internet, vero?) perche' cercavo degli esempi di poesia italiana riguardo l'amore per i miei studenti di liceo. Che bellezza che c'e` nelle Sue parole! :) Le ringrazio di aver condiviso questo gioiello con il mondo.
che bella sorpresa! La ringrazio molto, gentile professoressa, per il commento che ha avuto la bontà di scrivere. Se mi fa avere, tramite ''private message'', un Suo recapito email, Le invierò una copia del mio ebook ''A Chisciotte'' Grazie ancora. Cordiali saluti
The universe would be an emptier place without the trees but also human consciousness of all these creations of nature. I recognize the idealist philosophy implied here.
thank you, dear Michael. Hope you can submit an unpublished poem of yours for our next project! Ad maiora!