Our green friends ( Concrete poetry)

by Ingrid   Apr 18, 2009


Our green friends ( Concrete poetry)

Tall tree,
as you stand
there motionless
softly waving arms
that wear the essential
part of life on earth: leaves
that contain chlorophyll, green
gold, converted into oxygen by day
Without our green friends, we would
cease to exist. Therefore we have to
treat them with respect and care
and enjoy their company, fruits,
the shadow they cast for us
so we can hide from
the heat and the
relentlessly
beating
down
sun
rays
on a
hot
sum-
mer
day.

This was a personal challenge from my South African friend LJ Roodt.

Concrete poetry is a type of poetry where the format takes on the shape of the subject.

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  • 8 years ago

    by PETER EDWARDS

    A great testament for the need the planet has for trees Ingrid, and written in your usual very awe inspiring words! Too many of them get chopped down these days, so as to make way for yet even more concrete and people.
    Man is truly insane to destroy such beautiful natural creations.
    Loved this poem!

  • 12 years ago

    by Lostlove1

    This is awewsome Ingrid, Great poem great pic! You make this look easy :)

  • 14 years ago

    by kelleyana

    Oh my goodness. I love it. very, very creative. So pleasing to the eyes. The pest poem i have seen and red so far. Very well done. 5/5, kel

  • 14 years ago

    by mandy

    What a refreshing poem! I loved the wording, and the format- of corse -was amazingly done. Beautiful write! 5/5

    mandy :)

  • 15 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    Ohh WOW!! THis is just fantastic and very
    nicely done! Enjoyed the read..take care :)

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