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  AN OLD OAK TREE

  
  You are
  a Young
  Flower
  I am
  An
  Old
  Oak
  Tree
  
  You are
  Blossoming
  While
  I am
  Withering
  Away
  
  I had my
  Spring
  When
  I Blossomed
  too
  
  Yet
  my Branches
  are
  not as New
  
  My Roots
  are Firm
  Though
  the Soil
  is Loose
  
  I will Fall Soon
  be
  at your feet
  
  So Remember
  when
  I Stood
  
  I
  Tried
  to be Straight
  
  Perfect
  I Was Not
  For the Soil
  was
  not Great
  
  I had my Falls
  Limbs
  were
  Broken too
  
  Yet
  I Held Up
  When Others
  thought
  I Would not
  
  The Ground
  is Opened
  I must
  Return to all
  
  Shed no Tears
  For
  the Leaves
  have
  Finally Fallen.
  
  Dedicated to @Naomi Stansfield
  A Soft Soul
  
  A Poeatreeman
  
  When I was
  Young
  I Tried
  to be Straight
  
  I Grew as Life
  Would
  have me Stand
  
  Yet
  I Stood Up
  gave it a Hand
  
  I Thank God
  For
  Letting me Sow
  I had the Seasons
  To Change and Grow.
  
  A Poet’s Note
  
  FORTITUDE
  Do Not Say
  Timber Yet
  I Am Not
  Ready To Fall
  
  Do Not
  Cut Me Down
  For
  I Stand Tall
  
  If
  You Want To Grow
  Cut
  No One Down
  
  Then
  You Will Stand Tall.
  
  
  Edgar Allan Prieto
  8/13/2000
  Copyright ©2007 Edgar Allan Prieto

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