Author's Note: I love trees and find them absolutely fascinating. This fascination inspired this poem. If you come across this fun word, Yggdrasil, it's a Norse myth and it's the tree of life. Basically all seven of the worlds the Norse believed in were branches on this tree.
Guardians of the forest,
Older than mankind,
Proud and strong,
Graceful boughs slanting upward,
Sighing in the wind,
The smell of life rises from it's roots,
Giving to all,
The embodiment of life,
Yggdrasil,
Power,
For it is the forest,
And the forest is life,
Nothing can destroy life,
Not the shaking of the ground,
Or the bolts of light,
Nor winds,
Brushing against it's trunk,
Roots holding back,
Demonkind,
From this good earth.
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ReplyDeleteThis was good, but like you said I was a little confused. I think it was interesting overall, the things you talked about. What was the subject of this poem? Overall though, I thought it was a unique poem.
ReplyDeleteOh wait, never mind, it's trees, haha sorry. I liked how you described them in this piece, it was cool.
ReplyDeleteThis is seriously good. I love how you incorporated mythology and spiritual stuff into it, it really made the poem seem powerful. There's no real structure to it, but think that makes it even more unique. Great job, Derek!
ReplyDeleteTrees are pretty amazing, huh? They never move an inch, yet they can do so many things. I've never thought about how trees can keep back demons before. That was a great idea that I don't think very many, if anyone, has ever thought of before.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very good poem, and you wrote with a very strong voice. The addition of mythology was cool, and also added a stronger voice and meaning to the poem. You had some great metaphors in this. However,I think you could use some repetition in your next poem, to add a different emphasis. Overall, nice job, Derek.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good poem, like many of your others, and like the otehrs it incorporate mythology. Many people don't know as much myhtology as you (me for one), so if you could include an explanation of these myths in the author's notes, it may help some (me) understand the poem better. Ohter than that, it good.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good poem Derek, if I didn't know that you had written it, I would have though an adult had done it. It was really interesting how you incorporated mythology into this poem, and it was interesting to hear about the history it had. Also, the authors note was very helpful!
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