The Tree
If you were a tree,
I would walk to you everyday..
Your shroud would comfort me from the sun,
and I would find a new place to carve my name.
But everyday I would leave,
Taking a leaf or a fallen branch with me.
And in the night I would stare at the shed pieces of you,
wishing i had the space at my home for a tree.
About this poem
A poem about forbidden love and how close you can really get, while always having to return home without your love.
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Written on April 30, 2022
Submitted by jhowefl on April 30, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | AXXX XAXA |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 316 |
| Words | 76 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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