Apr 08 2008

After The Storm

Published by oscar at 6:13 am under Poem

After The Storm  

Now that the spring tempest is over and the ground is littered with twigs and juicy, green leaves flung off mother tree long before they should, it gladdens the woods that the old oak still stands although it is almost hollow inside and is home to a family of foxes, myriads of insects, and a 40 years old bachelor hawk.   It is the oldest wild tree around; there is an older one though an olive tree that still remembers when Roman soldiers marched through here and the young centurion who rested in its shadow, fell asleep and dreamt of becoming a new Cesar. Whether he made it or not the olive has no way of knowing. The reason other trees were glad the oak endured is that that its presence gives them the hope of longevity           

3 Responses to “After The Storm”

  1. # oscaron 08 Apr 2008 at 6:16 am

    I have problem with posting the layout is wrong

  2. # vicwest49on 08 Apr 2008 at 9:12 pm

    I agree with Oscar and wonder if the lineage could be different?
    I think the detail is excellent-both psychological and and natural.
    A fascinating ‘world’

  3. # Editoron 11 Apr 2008 at 6:17 pm

    To control lineage - and layout

    try… entering the poem in the CODE tab

    line breaks should be recognised, and you can use minimal HTML (like line break tags) and non-breakable-space sequences (to indent)

    Line break char:
    <br>

    NonBreak space char:
    &nbsp;

    Centering can be easily achieved by using center tags around the text:
    <center>
    text to be centered
    </center>

    <hr> - produces a horizontal rule

    Remember - MUST BE in the CODE tab.

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