“…and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” The Beatles
I traveled to a far off land
across a cotton sea
it was there I saw a lonely man
living in a tree
His wishes hung on every leaf
they shimmered in the sun
their beauty incomparable
unique was everyone
He marveled at his glorious tree
and coveted each wish
he knew someday they’d all come true
because he was “so blessed”
Friends would come in need of hope
for one wish from his tree
he wouldn’t share a single one
“They’re only here for me.”
One day a tempest barreled in
and shook his golden tree
the man held on for his dear life
frightened as could be
The storm blew all the leaves away
his future gravely grim
his tree of wishes was destroyed
as he hung on from a limb
The limb broke off
the man then fell and he began to cry
”How could you let this happen?”
he yelled up at the sky
“My wishes have been carried off
the storm blew them away
my life is damned” he screamed aloud
“I curse this blasted day”
“Don’t you know who I am
I am loved world-wide
I’m special, I’m rich, I’m wonderful
A talent bon-a-fide”
“Someone come fix this mess
and do it right away
I have no time to fool around
I need this done today”
But no one came cause no one cared
he’d alienated all
he never even realized
he’d no one he could call
His arrogant behavior
had lost him all his friends
now he had nothing left
too late to make amends
“This is a lesson you must learn”
A voice boomed from above
“You lost it all my dear boy
cause you refused to love”
©sc 2011
A valuable lesson indeed! Love your verse. Well done!
thank you
dreamy and amazing imagery, welcome back.
Happy Rally.
thanks, glad to be back
nice poem
and one thing i love about your blog is
the background…
Beatles….just pulls and tugs at my heartstrings
I love it! Great lesson and wonderful rhyming!
I agree with Charles powerful message delivered in your story!
I like this morality story that you have put in the form of a poem. I think a lot of people take their family and friends for granted, being selfish and not loving back. When something bad happens, they find themselves alone, and then perhaps they realize what they had.
Powerful message. Great!
A moral story beautifully told …thank you
Aesome, AWESOME poem. 🙂 Great ending.
A cautionary tale. Belongs in a child’s book of verses.
This would not be out of place in a collection of poems for young children, although many adults could certainly learn a thing or two from it as well. Image-ful, which I love. Well done! :o)
thanks so much
Sharing is the biggest gift, isnt it? Well done on the verse 🙂
yes, thank you
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