Click // Space // Arrows For @28mangumagl 's writing contest. Free-verse poem. Thumbnail backdrop is from Google. It's a fruitless Cherry Tree.
Hi guys! Been a while since I posted a poem, so I'm glad this writing contest gave me an opportunity : ) Anyway, this one I actually wrote as a poetry unit integrated into my school curriculum a few months ago. It's inspired by this beautiful Cherry Tree that used to be in my old backyard. When I wrote this poem, it was a few days before I moved houses for the first time in my life. Now that I have moved, I can say that I miss a lot of things about my old house, but this Cherry Tree was one of the big things. I have so many memories of climbing its branches, swinging in its hammock, smelling its flowers, hiding in its shade, and so on. But mainly, my family had this tradition where every spring we would take family photos in front of this tree once it bloomed. I know this isn't one of my typical depressing poems, but this one actually has a greater connection to me. My Cherry Tree is sick with an incurable disease, and although I no longer live in the same house as it, thinking about that still breaks my heart. It was such a good tree to me during all of my childhood, and I hope it lasts longer so that the new owners of my house can enjoy it too. I was dealing with a lot of sadness when I wrote this poem, so I hope it speaks to you as much as it does to me.
