[Jenna Rose]: 150.Poetry.Weeping Willow

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Someone said this poem was on the morbid side...
Wherever did they get that notion? :P

Weeping Willow
2/18/07
^{Copyright © Jennifer J. Radford}

Willow, willow, why do you weep?
Beneath your feet the dead do sleep.
The winds howl their sorrowful song,
Of nights past, of nights long gone.
Willow, willow, why do you weep?
The damned ones scream in the forest, deep.
The night lark sings to the sounds of pain,
While midnight thunder brings down pouring rain.
Willow, willow, why do you weep?
The dead one's blood, into your dirt, does seep.
Your roots go deep into the dark cold,
And your leaves dance softly down the old road.
Willow, willow, why do you weep?
They’re coming over the hilltop, steep.
Harken to the hoof beats, wild,
And the tormented crying of the child.
Willow, willow, why do you weep?
All around you the monsters creep.
The animals hide in their homes, afraid,
Waiting for the night to fade.
Willow, willow, why do you weep?
Just close your eyes and go back to sleep.
Weeping Willow, why are you weeping?
The dark’s just the Reaper, doing his reaping.

[Jenna Rose]: 150.Poetry.Mr Suicide's Lies

2007-02-20 Eloura: It's WONDERFUL! It is really moving, and surprized me with the ending. I truly thought that in it's begning it would g somewhere else with it.

2007-02-20 Jenna Rose: xD Thank you!

2007-02-22 Mister Saint: It's very musical, and clever! I've learned that rhyming poetry and reversed syntax (the hilltop, steep) is apparently a pretty big poetry faux pas these days, though. o.o I like it anyway.

2007-02-22 Jenna Rose: Thank you :)
I like the use of it, myself. Like the way it makes it sound.
And it does seem more like lyrics than a poem. Maybe, when I learn to play my guitar better, it will become a song.

2007-04-05 Eloura: I still think this is a wonderful poem. I'm glad it worked out so well for you.

2007-04-26 Eleanor: This is a very beautiful poem. The reversed syntax doesn't bother me; it works quite well in this case because it sounds like song lyrics. You need an apostrophe, though, here: “The dead one’s blood,...”

2007-04-26 Jenna Rose: Thank you :) That's how I look at the reversed syntax use here, too.
*goes to add the apostrophe*

2009-04-26 Tyr Zalo Hawk: Pretty. Dang. Amazing. All of your work is brilliant, but I really do love this one in particular.

The last line in particular would have to be my favorite, maybe because I'm partial to images of the Reaper, or perhaps because it's just an incredible conclusion to what is already so beautiful.

Keep up the good work.