Drought and age have left a stump, a bump where once stood a majestic tree
Pests in dry nests have swallowed its strength a fraction of what it used to be
Splinters of decay lay on display a monument to a faded king of the past
In a modern world plastic cement unfurled false images a vent not made to last
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good write my friend, the old and the new
Thank you Norman for the read and comment it means a lot
most welcome
Tree's being so important to our planet. As a metaphor of Man works incredibly well too, Beautifully done dear sorrenbarret, Tree's and humans aren't all that different in the end. 🌹
Thank you my good friend you are right all living things have at least that in common and maybe a lot more. Your words are most appreciated.
Plastic cement reminded me of model construction kits. Decay befalls so many things🙏🏻🕊️
Thanks Cryptic for your review and comment yes everything is plastic now days and although it may take a long time to biodegrade it breaks easily and needs to be replaced. Everyone is so easily satisfied with the artifical.
Very well expressed. We creating concrete jungle replacing what was created by nature.
Thank you so much for the read and comment it is most appreciated
Good write .
Thank you very much I appreciate your review and comment
Your poem reflects on the loss of beauty and strength over time, symbolized by the majestic tree that has been reduced to a mere stump. Nothing lasts forever.
Thank you my friend for your review and comment you are right nothing lasts forever but some things last a lifetime
Sacred decay recreates .
Thanks so much Lorenz for the read and comment it means a lot
Good write SB.
Thank you Orchi for the read and comment my friend
I feel that that way sometimes!!
Thank you so much for the read William it is most appreciated
There's a lot of Green lands here that are now having Houses built on them. It's terrible.
A good Write.
Thank you so much Kevin for your read and understanding. Your support means a great deal
A very nice write!!
Thank you very much Prachi your review means a great deal
Well done. I like the internal rhyme because it helps the flow. I really think that in this modern era, things are made not to last with the goal of forcing more consumerism.
Thank you som much for the read and understanding it is most appreciated. Your are most insightful and I would have to agree
The glory of Natures way is failing us soren, lets go back to Natures way,
Andy
Thank you Andy for the read and comment. I would have to agree with you my friend
Great write my friend
Thank you so much for your read and comment Sharon it means a lot
I absolutely love this this fits in many ways more than way you write it very good Great discipline of the pen andthat's why I love reading you
You are most gracious and kind and your words are most appreciated
Only sand will remain of humanity.
Thank you Sviatoslav I think you are right. I appreciate your comment my friend
The fall and ruin of the tree seems like the ruin of the human being, and certainly the ruin of kings. The tragedy of the fall does not refer to the mechanical parts of modern civilization. It is an antithesis that highlights the cold, soulless nature of modern civilization. That is how it seems to me.
Your extension of its meaning to civilization is most welcome indeed Durdica and yes it intended as an individual still holds for society as a whole. My deepest gratitude.
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