The Song of the Dryad

Posted in beauty, communication, community, poetry, politics on June 17, 2009 – 8:03 am

I speak for the trees

for the dead falling leaves

for spring buds revealed

for hardened knots concealed

I speak for the woods

for somebody should

for the things that we waste

for things uneasily replaced

I speak for their souls

for their lack of control

for their sad siren songs

for the trees have no tongues

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“I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.”

~ The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

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twenty(or)something posted on June 17, 2009 at 6:54 pm | Permalink

Nean: I love this poem; possibly one of my favorites that you have written. I love it for its simplicity, for its rhythm, for its rhyme, for its depth. I love when there's an underlying layer of meaning to things, when you have to figure out what that means for yourself. You've accomplished that here.

Thanks for sharing this!

Laughing at the Moon