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NaPoWriMo 24 - A Diatelle
Highlights of Home
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W for Weeping Birch
by Mama Baer
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Sway
flowing
slow-growing
branches slender
looks wise and all-knowing
leaves adorn, they're soft and tender
shade to my bedroom they gently render
an illusion I lived in a treehouse each day
graceful white trunk aglow in its splendor
fond memories will engender
gentle breezes blowing
we'll surrender
time's slowing
going
'way
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Author Notes
A love poem for our weeping birch tree, its lovely drooping arms, and majestic white trunk--the kind that invites carved initials (though none ever were).
I hope the Diatelle form lends the beauty I tried to convey without seeming too forced. My mom is closing on her home next week. Now new owners can make memories with that beautiful front yard birch tree, with a life span of 50 years. 11 to go!
The syllable count is: 1-2-3-4-6-8-10-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1
The rhyme pattern is: abbcbccaccbcbba.
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