Dogwood Tree Poems - Poems about Dogwood Tree

There stands the Victorian house by the small dogwood tree I planted at the age of nineteen thinking of a colorful spring; what a subtle joy palpitating inside at a short distance, before Lassie starts barking: her hearing is sharper than mine! I stop walking with a curious reflection: who built this house by a busy highway, was it a desolate...

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May fashions days it will unveil; and there exists one which I hail. For me, it stands out from the rest- for proof May came- it is the best. Outside my window, grows a tree that blooms each year- now fifty-three. When dogwood blossoms open wide- May bares her beauty- amplified. May 6, 2022 Contest: A Lay For A Day In May Sponsor: Andrea Dietrich ...

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A splash of white rises in blossoms tall On the Dogwood trees near the stone wall They have been growing year to year Now they have bloomed with spring cheer Decorated in white surrounded by green They are shining to fill in this beautiful scene Heidi Sands 5/12/18...

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In the dark of the meadow, Under a tall dogwood tree, Swinging to and fro, Is where you'll find me. Silent - not a sound will I make. Still - not a breath will I take. Asleep...

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Why the dogwood tree grows. In the middle of a vacant filed stands a grand dogwood tree where the crows gather daily. People flock far and wide just to gaze at its majestic stature and overwhelming beauty wondering silently amongst themselves, “How this tree came to be.” Shrouded in secrecy lays the scattered bones of a...

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"to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature" byWilliam Shakespeare, 1601 Come spring, in the shaded forests near my home Blooms the elegant and lovely dogwood tree In a bit of sunshine it spreads its graceful arms As if to offer each blossom for God to see... White velvet petals tipped by the palest pink Simplicity strung along each...

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My favorite flower comes from the dogwood tree Which just blooms only one time each year in the South which is at Easter Now the petals are called “bracts” and the center contains it‘s “blossoms” And the “bracts” can range from white to pink to an almost red color But that’s not what makes that tree so significant...

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THE DOGWOOD TREE Legend says of the Dogwood tree That on it, Christ was crucified His blood was shed for you and me When the soldier pierced His side The blood that ran from His feet and hands And the crown upon His brow Was all a part of God's great plan Two thousand years ago – and now The petals on the Dogwood...

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Dog Wood Dogwood Dogwood Tree Many white blooms in spring Four petals have blood drops on each These are Christ's head, hands, and feet with the center red berries Being the bloody crown that was placed on his beautiful brow that drouped in the pain, heat...

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