Analysis of Silent Tree

Paul Grundy 1956 (Independence)



❤️.....but I learned how to
meditate with a tree
to heal
under Nature's Canopy
teary eyes absorbed
by this leafy presence
a love affair
with a silent tree
speaking to me
of Infinity.......❤️


Scheme ABCBDEFBBB
Poetic Form Tetractys  (40%)
Etheree  (40%)
Metre 11111 10101 11 1010100 10101 111010 0101 10101 1011 10100
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 199
Words 36
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 14
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 141
Words per stanza (avg) 33

About this poem

I wrote this poem after reading an article about how to meditate with a tree, in this case my favorite tree outside my window. Looking at the tree fills my heart with Love.

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Written on November 14, 2022

Submitted by Tygerpurr on April 24, 2023

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Paul Grundy

I love going out into Nature, even if it is to visit trees outside my window, and the occasional wild animal sighting. I planted a beautiful Maple Blaze tree several years ago for which I have a spiritual relationship. I was going through a lot of health problems, as well as some sadness over recovery issues and personal relationships. I am a member of a poetry group with the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado and a Mindfulness Group at Jefferson Unitarian Church. I play violin and viola now occasionally, enjoying improvisation of Jazz, Blues and some Celtic, but eclectic is my name....... more…

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