Standing faithfully
The tree will not turn its back
Asking you to stay-
Calm in a raging whirlwind
...ageing of the centuries!
Epilogue:
I wrote this poem according to the style and form of a tanka. My inspiration of this poem comes from the picture above of a huge tree standing sturdily in the sun. Personally, I like this picture alot, whenever I look at it a feeling of calmness will just overwhelm me. When i saw it, I knew I just had to take a picture of it. Its shows me the beauty of nature, how serene and calm it is in this busy and changing world today.
The tree looks so strong and sturdy, its branches seem to be reaching out, asking me to stay and rest under its bark. Thus my first two lines, which tells of how the tree is ever faithful and no matter rain or shine, it will never turn its back on you. It tells of how unlike man who is changing every single day, the tree will always be the same. We can always turn to the tree for support and solitude because it will never turn away from us and will surely ask us to stay. The tree is always the calm one, it is the only never changing fixture in my childhood in spite of the everchanging world. In this world, every single day new inventions are made, new things are being discovered, people and things change but the tree will never. Whenever we feel down or feel suppressed by the world, we can always go to the tree to seek safety, emotional support.
Unlike society, it will never reject us. Though it has been there for ages, its getting old but it will always stay the same, it will always be there for you. That is the difference between man and nature. Man can always find comfort in nature that we sometimes are not able to find in one another. Friends can change to become enemies in a day, but not nature, nature will never turn its back on you. As long as you earn to understand and be with it, it will always be there for you.
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