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God Bless This Stump

Along the fair road On which I amble I conceived this ode In which love is ample God bless this stump Supporting the tree That provided so much For our futurity When counting its rings There can be no doubt About all the things That tree brought about For the pencil to compose Cherished love letters On paper I chose So you’d love me better And it offered shade Plus spots to snuggle Near a lovely glade Away from life’s struggles We enjoyed peaches From that old tree As we partnered to reach Picking memories It blessed our marriage Shaped as a steeple And framed the carriage To make our jaunt regal And It supplied timbers For the house we live in Built with skilled fingers On boards thick and thin When cold overtakes We always say grace For the warmth it makes In the brick fireplace Our love will not slump It’s always burning Because of you, stump Our world keeps turning

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 4/18/2015 6:05:00 PM
David, Congratulations on getting the placement your poem did not get the first time... LINDA
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Date: 4/15/2015 5:07:00 AM
a lovely ode David great to see this showcased:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 1/8/2015 7:31:00 AM
Beautiful write. Well thought out.
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Date: 11/24/2013 11:43:00 AM
Joyce Kilmer would be proud. - Gary
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Date: 11/20/2013 7:26:00 AM
A wonderful tribute to a stump. We cut down an oak tree in our yard that was damaged in an ice storm. Now there are so many little leafy branches springing out all over the stump. I love that it refused to die. It is a little oak bush now.
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Date: 11/14/2013 9:28:00 AM
Bravo, david. a perfect well worded tribute to the stump of a tree
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Date: 11/10/2013 1:54:00 PM
beautiful write, my friend
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Date: 11/8/2013 8:15:00 AM
so much love, David nature is a gift from God, and without the stump what would we be? amazing Ode, wishing you luck. have a great day...Linda
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