Oh my dear Lone Cypress, you are great
I adore your steadfast standing, “clinging to”
“wave-lashed granite pedestal” I quote with thanks
Christopher Reynolds, MCT News Service
“Like God’s own advertisement for rugged individualism”.”
Able are you to stand against time,
Rocks in shores even are unable,
You withstood the onslaught of time
Oh my dear Lone Cypress, you are great,
Gained name and fame though
What if other cypress trees are symbols of death or life after it,
What if they represent mourning,
But you, Lone Cypress, got adoration of all, not for the symbol,
But it’s for your victory over devastating cruel time,
Oh my dear Lone Cypress you are great indeed,
Look at me I neither earned nor maintained my individuality.
Morphed self by its aggression , wading through the ocean of time
Sinking frequently, benumbed often. gasping always,
That you never experienced,
Great is your tenacity, I adore, against devastating cruel time,
You stood anchored strong against time always,
Gained the appreciation of travelers, millions that visited you,
Still unmoved by their praise and adoration
Modest are you for us to emulate,
Great are your qualities, I praise always
Great is your tenacity, I adore, against devastating cruel time,
Poetry
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I enjoy the imagery you create in this poem with the Cyprus tree. The line that stood out to me the most was “You stood anchored strong against time always.”
I am glad my poem has impressed you especially the point that Cypress tree stood anchored strong against time. I am honoured I am able to reach your attention in this ocean of scripts that pour in. I am greatful for your zeal to spend some time and guide beginner like me, pointing the strength in me.Thank you again. ……..kranand