The Young Oak

by Ingrid   Jun 9, 2009


Young oak, standing there,
with your fragile branches,
bearing the heavy weight of the snow-
here and there a little twig sticking out
from underneath your thick white coat.
I feel empathy for you and know
my hand could easily
shake off this burden for you,
but that would not be beneficial
to you, my young friend,
for only by surviving the hardships
of Winter, you will grow into
a strong and healthy tree.

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  • 14 years ago

    by John Long

    Here we are in summer so like other reviewers I'm going to assume this is purely metaphorical. As you so rightly point out, our own experience, good or bad, is the best teacher.

  • 14 years ago

    by The Queen

    I would say, thise piece was more of a word of wisdom from a great friend. And for whoever this poem is dedicated to, lucky one to have a friend like you.

    Thank you so much for taking your time to read my stuff..I really appreciate it..

  • 14 years ago

    by anand singh

    This is an excellent write Ingrid.You've captured the hardships of this life so well in a beautiful verse.
    The message is clear that one has to endure before they can overcome what's in the world.
    An enjoyable read my friend.
    Paul...

  • 14 years ago

    by mandy

    I could picture that really well.

    Something like snow on a branch seems like such a small detail, like the little things we deal with when we are growing up.

    But those things add up, and sometimes no one is going to be there for you and you'll have to deal with it yourself.

    I love the metaphor in your poem, so naturel, and the flow was great. 5/5!!!

    -mandy :)

  • 14 years ago

    by alka mendiratta

    A beautiful write.A great message. One who has faced harships in life can easily understand your verse.One evolves in life through difficult moments.Keep up the great work. GOD BLESS.

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