The Trees are On Fire
· 22 September 2004 ·

Hello my brave warriors, I just thought I would share with you an observation that I made of the pacific northwest automne, in poetic notation. -Rich

The Trees are On Fire
Shimmering, fading, and glowing again
the leaves twinkle and hum in the breeze with great vibrance
And what aids this phenomenal floral dsiplay
is the golden sun and it’s crown of photon rays

Everynow and again a leaf will break free
fluttering and dancing away from the tree
Away from it’s home it grows weary with fatigue
and lays down with it’s brothers, a pile of orange leaves

Next to the foliage lies a swift liquid snake
It never stops talking, it just babbles on
But if you listen close enough…it’s singing a song

Swooping and churning the melody is composed
by the curve of each rock and the melting snows
Yet this musical masterpiece is unfathomably long
It commences on the mountain and ends, lapping,
against the beached log

And while I listen to a stretch of this tune,
The jagged branches reach across the sky
instinctively skattering, they fractalize

Written by Rich Halvorsen

seperator
  1. An oak tree persuaded me to express what I believe is a common phenomenon during this drizzly dreamy slice of the solar calendar: poetry flows through seasonally augmented emotions into the back of the mind and swims to the front. Sometimes such a sentiment seems to bind itself to a kind of deep, distant, ambiguous melancholy. I believe this moon may enjoy pulling the tide to reveal a distinct shore for poetic works. A section that can thrive with its own place.

    So i think I’m going to create a new category called poetry that we can use to create a special section of the archive that’s just poetry. Ahh, i have a lot I want to do here. I think I’ll plant some trees.
    — Phlip    Sep 23, 01:35 AM    #
  2. holy crap.
    you guys are busting out the poetry like there’s no tomorrow. don’t worry boys, there’s plenty of tommorrows yet to come, for if the everglades and the mighty .hold up, you got me doing it too. great idea phil! let’s do it!
    — patrick    Sep 23, 04:22 PM    #