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Evergreens

January 25, 2022
By summerchild GOLD, Chandler, Arizona
summerchild GOLD, Chandler, Arizona
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Favorite Quote:
“Some of us have been through so much that even something good feels like a set up.”<br /> -Anonymous


The trees

Filtered the light

Through my

Window

Illuminating

The tears

On my cheeks

Thorns grew

Ivy grew

Around my heart

Leaving me for

Her

Why was

She

The one that made

You find the

Love I had?

I told myself

I was solid as a

Tree

Like the ones

Outside my window

And yet

I’m as fluid as

Water

I’m as shattered as

Glass

And I’m as heartbroken as

Evergreens

They always grow

Alone

Never growing

Together like

Other trees

Alone and different

So I am an

Evergreen

Trying to survive on

My own

Showered in snow

Or tears

I can’t tell which


The author's comments:

This is my first poem and the work that got me into poetry. I hope you like it!


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Samhradh GOLD said...
on Apr. 30 2022 at 10:18 pm
Samhradh GOLD, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
18 articles 2 photos 61 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dá fhada an lá tagann an tráthnóna.<br /> <br /> (No matter how long the day, evening comes)

Oh wow... @maemae24 you have a knack with words. I love the imagery and the structure of your poem, it is so simple and beautiful... superb job!

on Feb. 22 2022 at 7:44 pm
summerchild GOLD, Chandler, Arizona
11 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Some of us have been through so much that even something good feels like a set up.”<br /> -Anonymous

Thank you guys for the support!!

Afra ELITE said...
on Feb. 9 2022 at 5:11 am
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
103 articles 7 photos 1824 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

@maemae, this poem is superb!!!Good work getting it in editor's choice...👏🏻

Lydiaq ELITE said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 10:06 pm
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

Congrats for getting so many reads in so little time! You're one of the lucky ones on ti.

TrynityCM said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 5:31 pm
TrynityCM, Chandler, Arizona
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I really enjoy the emotion you put into writing your poem, using evergreen as your word choice was a very wise and different choice!

on Feb. 8 2022 at 5:10 pm
s418106eddief, Chandler, Arizona
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Good job writing this poem. Like the way your words described you, along with the evergreen tree.

s359704 said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 5:08 pm
s359704, Chandler, Arizona
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I really enjoyed the great description of emotion in the poem. Incredible job!!

s355154 said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 5:05 pm
s355154, Tempe, Arizona
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I enjoyed this poem, it brings emotion and sadness. Good work!

s408578 said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 5:05 pm
s408578, Chandler, Arizona
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Wow It was so Amazing, I love the detail, good gob

on Feb. 8 2022 at 5:04 pm
isabellahatesithere, Chandler, Arizona
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i really like how much detail and emotion you put into this. very good work :]

ReynaR said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 5:04 pm
ReynaR, Phoenix, Arizona
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You did such a great job with all of the emotions, I love it so much. I also really like the detail that you put in this beautiful poem. Keep up the good work!!

s357762 said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 5:04 pm
s357762, Chandler, Arizona
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I really like how you added some words that rhymed, it made the poem have a nice flow.

s416605 said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 5:03 pm
s416605, Chandler, Arizona, Arizona
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This is a very emotion piece that I can tell has a lot of effort into it! It is very detailed and just I can tell the message you are trying to portray in just a couple of lines.

s355507 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 5:01 pm
s355507 BRONZE, Chandler, Arizona
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This is so AMAZING! I love the flow of the poem, great work!

MongkulSean said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 5:01 pm
MongkulSean, Chandler, Arizona
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Nice poem! I really like how you have a lot of details.

LoreleiH said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 5:01 pm
LoreleiH, Chandler, Arizona
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I really love how seamless the poem is, it flows wonderfully. Great work!

s353027 said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 5:01 pm
s353027, Chandler, Arizona
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This poem is amazing! Good job! This can definitely represent other people and the metaphor of evergreens is incredible. :)

on Feb. 8 2022 at 11:44 am
Amaya_ohara12, America, Arizona
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This is great you did a good job, it is very detailed and you can tell that the writer is wonderful at writing!!⭐

Avashort555 said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 11:35 am
Avashort555, Chandler, Arizona
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I really like how much emotion you put into this. Good job!!!

s346635 said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 11:34 am
s346635, Chandler, Arizona
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I can tell that you put a lot of emotion and feeling into this so props for sharing that :)