climbed a hundred times.
...and what are the words one uses to describe a compilation?, works from my entire life?, fifty years of carrying around a yellow pad?, fifty years of writing and rewriting, changing the words, as their meanings change for me?
These pieses are extracted from my book of prose, “50 Truths and 50 Lies, the First 50 years.” Available From
climbed a hundred times. belongs to the following groups:
Complex Simplicity of Art, 60 and Beyond, All About Flowers, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Everyday Life, Green!, Masterpieces: Literary Workshop, Minimalism, Mysteries of the Common(2 per day), Safe Haven, Shades of Grey, The Urban Environment, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point, WMG and You're Acceptedi believe kids
have special feelings for trees,
especially the ones in their own yard,
the ones they grew up with,
the ones they’ve climbed
a hundred times.
they know the strongest branches,
where the short cuts are,
where their foot will slip,
and where it might get stuck.
they know that special place,
where the sky
and the sunlight
and the birds
meet to play.
kids don’t climb
their special tree to go somewhere,
they climb it to dream.
____
byron gates jr
KEITH R. WILL...
So true
PJ Ryan
This is lovely ! How ironic, i just posted a tree story .. i’m a big tree fan :)
ufosIsee
Man how true, I can picture me in a tree as I read this. I wrote one about a plum tree we had in our yard when I was a kid. Also the cherry tree. Very well done.
kalaryder
Nice, neat, compact writing.
WalkswithSpirit
how true even adults need trees!
mistletoes
I like this very much…we used to have a huge jacaranda tree in our garden, and I used to climb it when I had a bad case of the “It’s not fair!’s, and sit there until my snuffles stopped.
xxfaithxx
show this to a 10 year old and he will smile…its the understanding of knowing what you write thats so lovely
Byron Gates Jr replied
Wow Faith, thank you for those words, that is a very interesting thought. I have never thought of letting, or offering, to a child my prose. Thank you so very much. This moment is what I so dearly love about this little art society we have here. I shall go visit your art.
Byron
antiquechild
that was lovely piece at taking me back to my own childhood, u captured that so well :)
oddpoet
very good imagery of child climbing tree
Chanel2
They had a peach tree at the foster home I went to.
wigs
so beautifully said and so true…. i had 3 trees in my garden as a child and all were special