Creepy, Gangly, Dangly Trees Without Leaves

Those creepy, gangly, dangly trees
Oh my, they're waiting there for me
In the light of the harvest moon, they chasten endlessly

Come sing with us, come swing with us, we'll be happy to oblige
In the comfort of our spiny limbs we'll take you for the final ride

I feel their fingers in the night, crystal ice, squeezing around my neck
Their embrace has left me empty, devoid of life giving breath

The anxiety or anticipation, which one I cannot discern
Has lead me to this act of futility, I guess I'll never learn

They've been watching me, taunting with their woeful moans of glee
Until this day I've kept them at bay but my soul is tired and week
So I succumb to their beckoning and give myself to thee.

We're out here patiently waiting
Don't fear, we're only trees.

Wade A

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Danielle A. Nov 19, 2007, 10:02am EST

I think this poem is simply amazing. There is so much imagery in here. It is almost begging the reader to come to the tree.

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Danielle A. Nov 19, 2007, 7:53pm EST

A response to Esther: Wade didn't use a thesaurus when he wrote this. This poem was used with no books at his disposal. We were in the car driving and he told me what to write down. No thesaurus, no dictionary. Just Wade and the way he normally talks.

Wade doesn't use a thesaurus when he writes his poetry... he just has very good vocabulary. And most of the time when he does write he has to dummy his words down.

It's like you gave him a compliment by saying his vocabulary was refreshing and then you took the compliment away by saying he knew how to use a thesaurus.

I think he might have taken offense to what you said.

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Wade A. Nov 20, 2007, 8:11am EST

That's how I've always felt about trees without leaves, that they were like spiders, and if you walk too close they'll snatch you up and entangle you. This was originally meant to be a humorous poem but it took on a life of it's own because I felt so much imagery just saying"Creepy, gangly, dangly, trees without leaves.
Thanks for the kudos kind people!

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