You have been there since the day I as born.

I come once again to sit under my apple tree,
But feel it dying inside of me,
My swing is still here, my Dad made me as a child,
Once when I was young free and wild.

Now the blossom is out, so pretty against the sky,
But sitting here I  feel alone and need to cry.
Do You remember, under the tree that one summers day,
When we promised every year would be that way.

So why has the sky suddenly turned dark,
No little children play in our park,
My apple tree seems to stand all alone,
And my farmhouse is empty, there’s nobody home.

Some blossom falls down upon my face,
As I swing to and fro, in my pretty pink lace,
This swing was made for two, and im feeling so small,
Do you even remember our apple tree at all…..

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  • LOVELYHONEY on Mar 19, 2010

    remember adam and eve
    also met under an apple tree

    then life began totally free

    i still remember

    my own apple

    and the tree

  • pattiann on Mar 19, 2010

    Thank you for writing such a lovely poem!

  • yes me on Mar 19, 2010

    Yes a nice poem for spring Judi….cheers.

  • diamondpoet on Mar 19, 2010

    That was a very emotional piece and great flow, I really enjoyed this piece.

  • Snooky on Mar 19, 2010

    This poem is precious

  • Carol M Creasey on Mar 19, 2010

    Nice poem.

  • Hepsi.M on Mar 19, 2010

    very well expressed poem,good one

  • joyhyena29 on Mar 19, 2010

    well done^^

  • Inna Tysoe on Mar 19, 2010

    Well done.

  • jimbob1 on Mar 19, 2010

    Hey Jude…this is a very touching and melancholic reminiscence…tremendous imagery of a youngster sitting in a swing gazing up through the apple blossoms and then returning and remembering the precious innocent days of childhood…oh to be able to relive those precious times…your poem has me on the verge of tears and we didnt even have an apple tree swing…Thank you…

  • Darla Cooke on Mar 19, 2010

    A lovely and touching poem.

  • 8Shei8 on Mar 19, 2010

    A delightful share! Good poem Judi!

  • handi man on Mar 20, 2010

    nice poem

  • Christine Ramsay on Mar 20, 2010

    A sad but beautiful piece which brings back memories for me too.

    Christine

  • Alive11 on Mar 21, 2010

    Very Impressive write

  • Lord Banks on Mar 24, 2010

    A sentimental journey indeed, nice poem again, yours flow nicely and I dont have to go back and re-read it to understand well done. LB

  • Magic Quill on Apr 6, 2010

    i think this is great! and it brought back some memories of my childhood and a lullaby my dad used to sing called linden lea by william barnes.
    here is the link if you are interested.

    http://magicquill1.blogspot.com/2010/04/linden-lea-wiliam-barnes.html

    hope you had a good easter.
    i am on facebook if you would like to connect. I am on there as ‘M Agic Quill’

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