I discovered this poem in late middle school and in university even wrote a paper on it for my English class. Despite being my favourite piece of peotry I hadn't thought about it for at least a year or so....it had just been relegated to the back of my sub-conscience....until now.
Two Slant Trees
Lean on me, he said
Loving her weakness
And she leaned hard
Adoring his strength
Like two slant trees
They grew together
Their roots the wrong way
For standing alone.
-Fred Cogswell
Tonight upon seeing it again I instantly felt all the same emotions as I did when I discovered it for the first time. The power of the written word is truly amazing and the power of poetry indescribable.
I hope it speaks something lovely to you.
Are there words (poetry or otherwise) that move you?
Somewhere in the depths of mum's storage shed is my English paper....I hope I can rediscover it again too. I'm curious to see this poem through the eyes of my 8-years-ago self.
I love that poem. Was it on Kate's site?
ReplyDeleteGreat poem. It would be really cool if you could find that paper.
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ReplyDeleteIt was on her facebook page.
That is lovely. I like how only a few words can mean so much.
ReplyDeleteI don't have any poems that I can think of to share...or even quotes. How dull of me!