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Refugees

by Peter Notehelfer
Paul Klee artsheaven.com

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My tree
is a refugee
just an outcast
from the woods
where all perfect
trees are groomed
But I do not mind
I am a refugee as
well born but to
immigrancy
you see 

Orphans
of the war
we were when
we put out to sea
Emigrants of lands
incendiaries`singed
atom`melted cities
Immigrating then
adopted now
as orphans
of war

My Papa
taught me
of yule trees
He’d cut three
one for its trunk
one for its branch
one for a garnish
on window sills
from imperfect
trees he made
perfection

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Posted on December 17, 2015 at 5:30 PM in Peter. N, Photos, Poetry   |  RSS feed |   Reply   |   Trackback URL

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9 Comments to “Refugees”

    
  1. Morgan
    December 17, 2015 at 6:05 PM

    I do love the way you form your verses into shapes 🙂 Lovely !

    Reply
    • Peter Notehelfer
      December 17, 2015 at 6:52 PM

      Thank you morgan morgan, I have to discipline myself or I’m running all over the page . . . It’s an OCD thing for me! Blessings on the Holidays ahead . . .

      Reply
  2. Harry
    December 17, 2015 at 6:40 PM

    Excellent Peter nice to see you, I think you have a poem in drafts.

    Reply
    • Peter Notehelfer
      December 17, 2015 at 6:50 PM

      Thanks Harry . . . I cleaned out the drawer! I rarely write two poems a day anymore and just keeping up with my blog site seems a challenge enough these days . . . Soon I’m afraid I’ll have to hang it all up! Blessings on the Holidays ahead. to you and all yours . . .

      Reply
  3. Harry
    December 17, 2015 at 8:47 PM

    It’s an age thing 🙂

    Reply
  4. Mary Cathleen Clark
    December 18, 2015 at 3:49 AM

    Everything came together here . . . the featured image, the shape of the words, and last but not least, the words themselves. A gem!

    Reply
  5. Paul F. Lenzi
    December 18, 2015 at 10:34 AM

    your words give refuge to the reader

    Reply
    

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