Stone beneath a tree

by Daisy if you do   May 1, 2009


No salt filled tears do fall
Only leaves that seldom shed
No flowers offer memories
For soil the only bed

A lonely chiseled marker
with dates difficult to view
A brother, son and soldier
is the only remaining clue

No widow lain beside him
To profess a life was shared
No other graves surround it
Like no-one ever cared

In pine bark shadows
from a north-winds brace
Eras that are by gone
No name was left to trace

** Written for an image challenge. The picture I chose was one that had tombstone below a tree.

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  • 15 years ago

    by anand singh

    No subject or style of writing seem to escape your tallented mind my friend.
    I admired and respect your tallent as poetess and enjoyed reading your beautiful verses.
    This is no exception.You've donne a wonderful job with this piece.
    An enjoyable read.
    Paul...

  • 15 years ago

    by Clown

    Every word here was has intense has the first. This poem was very picky and without waste, the words painting a brillant picture for all to see. It is flawless in my opinion. The thoughts or lost loved one hold fast to my mind, and i kept thinking, is this his future? to be a lonly grave standing next to an acient tree?

  • 15 years ago

    by silvertung69

    That sorrow all from a picture.That is so wounderful. grate stuff!

  • 15 years ago

    by Lonely Rider

    I loved this one..
    very touching...
    a tomestone can tell so many stories... beautifully penned...

  • 15 years ago

    by shobhana kumar

    Wonderful write; the apparent lonliness is so evident and the tree as a silent backdrop adds to the melancholy.

    good luck and peace
    shobhana

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