My first taste of love
Was a kiss ‘neath an old pear tree
Potent blooms sent their heady perfume my way
Bathing me in the glory of that beautiful spring day
It was just a kiss; nothing more, nothing less
No unspoken promises or silent vows
Were made, no midnight trysts would pull me
From my bed in the middle of the night
But the woman with the voice of thunder
Sent her commands crackling from the heavens
Striking down my pear tree
I wept in vain, my pleas falling on deaf divine ears
“It will grow back, ” I whispered, “ it will return to me”
For two years I tended that sickly tree, feeding it my love
My love, which it never received, casting it aside
Like something unwanted; like me, hurt and anguished
And so I planted another tree
This, too, started with blooms, but grew cantankerous with age
For twenty years, I toiled over this tree
But it, too, rejected my love
I cut it down with an axe, tired of the self-bruising frustration
And I planted a third pear tree
I was suspicious when it first sprouted
But then I saw that it grew anyways
This tree gave love to me first, and would share it
With no one else
My heart was full; this third and final tree completed me
And as it fell before my eyes, eaten away
By worms and ants and molds
I decided to never again plant another pear tree
'' I decided to never again plant another pear tree '' nice metaphors, Cherie.. but we should always plant new trees.. if not pear-tree.. try cherry or - why not - a giant sequoia.. ;) Thanks for sharing.. this is your 1st poem here.. - and a good one, indeed - .. WELCOME! and keep on writing and posting!
Thank you very much Fabrizio! as a matter of fact, this poem was one that I had written for a class assignment on the book Their Eyes Were Watching God. still, I am glad you enjoyed it. :) I hope to add many more poems in the future. Thank you again!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Welcome to PoemHunter.com! I loved reading your first poem posted on this site, it's beautiful! Loved the metaphors and the fluency of expression. A good work from a 15 year old, well done!