Commentary and Philosophy Poetry posted March 24, 2014 Chapters:  ...107 108 -109- 110... 


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A 5-7-5-7-7 Poem with Refrain

A chapter in the book Commentary and Philosophy

I Really Wonder

by Treischel

I Really Wonder
(A 5-7-5-7-7 Poem with Refrain)





I wonder

You ever notice
how snow melts in Spring
'round bases of trees?
They're the first to catch the heat
with their limbs raised to the sky.

I wonder

Is it something else
that causes this reaction
coming from the earth?
Heated life force of the tree,
ready to burst forth with life?

I wonder






I was sitting having coffee and noticed this out my window. Then I drove around and found this to be the case everywhere.

The stanzas are written in a Tanka-like 5-7-5-7-7 format.

The photograph was taken by the author.
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