Dig
the earth,
hoe the weeds,
prepare the soil
for planting a tree.
You must dig deep and make
a gently rounded, high berm
to hold in the moisture that will
provide sustenance for its growing.
A tabebuia’s in the garden now.
Caring for it daily while giving love,
you’ll be amazingly rewarded
by its hardiness and beauty.
A bit of fertilizer
now and then, will keep it
strong and blossoming.
Yellow flowers
bloom en masse
trumpet
shaped.
My first attempt at an etheree. These lovely Tabebuia (Tab-a-boo-ya) trees bloom in the spring here in Central Florida. They are especially spectacular when blooming by the water’s edge– their brilliant yellow being reflected in the water. Also known as the Yellow Trumpet Tree for their trumpet shaped flowers. They also come in pink (Pink Trumpet Tree).
My entry for dVerse FormForAll–Etherees, Shape and Concrete Poems: http://dversepoets.com/2011/10/20/formforall-%E2%80%93-etherees-shape-concrete-poems/
trisha
/ January 4, 2011the poem is fabulous and the tree is splendid looking. so full of beauty and elegance- both the poem and the tree.
trees need very little care and they give so much in return.
Bodhirose
/ January 4, 2011I love trees. These are very spectacular looking only when blooming–other times of the year they are very non-descript, plain trees.
Thanks for liking my poem.
trisha
/ January 5, 2011the tree looks so gorgeous. We have a tree that fills up with yellow flowers fully but its flowers look different than this one.
your poems are so beautiful and unique, they are true delight to senses.
Bodhirose
/ January 5, 2011It truly is a gorgeous tree, but only for a few short weeks out of the year. It really can look kind of “scraggly” the rest of the time. :)
Thanks for your nice compliment.
trisha
/ January 6, 2011the trees i was talking about, the indian ones they are quite beautiful when they are not flowering. they too flower for hardly two or three months in the year.
Bodhirose
/ January 6, 2011They sound so lovely. A flowering tree is a most spectacular sight. :)
trisha
/ January 7, 2011especially these- which so fill themselves up with flower that the leaves become almost invisible. :)
Bodhirose
/ January 7, 2011That’s right–they are simply stunning. :)
trisha
/ January 8, 2011this type of trees fill up my heart with great joy, why i dont know but there is some thing complete in them.
Bodhirose
/ January 8, 2011Maybe because of their amazing beauty when in full bloom.
trisha
/ January 9, 2011yes- its a great feeling to observe a tree that big to be covered up with flowers :)
Bodhirose
/ January 9, 2011Absolutely it is. :)
trisha
/ January 10, 2011hmm. you should google some gulmohar pix
Bodhirose
/ January 10, 2011I already did last night after I commented on your poem about them. :) Beautiful trees–simply gorgeous.
Jamie Dedes, all rights reserved
/ January 5, 2011Lovely poem and poetic tree. Thanks for the poem. Good luck with the tree.
Bodhirose
/ January 5, 2011Glad you liked the poem, Jamie. No real tree planting though. :)
Jamie Dedes, all rights reserved
/ January 10, 2011Oh. Too sad. But you have some around you to enjoy!
Bodhirose
/ January 10, 2011I’ve planted trees in the past and decided to write about it. Really love those beautiful tabebuias.
gracefulglider
/ January 5, 2011Poetic tree, I had missed visiting your page.
Lovely poem you wrote great structure. I take with me a lesson for poetry and planting ;)
Thanks for sharing.
Love and Light Gayle!
Bodhirose
/ January 5, 2011So glad you liked this. It’s fun to try your hand at other forms of poetry. I’m learning from others all the time too. ;)
The Lonely Recluse
/ March 21, 2011A great etheree Bodhirose. I truely enjoyed it, the imagery was spectacular.
The Lonely Recluse.
Bodhirose
/ March 21, 2011You’re very kind, TLR. Thanks for your visit and nice comment.
Heaven
/ July 22, 2011You have used the form -etheree- back and forth very nicely. The flow of planting it, and then the tree growing with beautiful flowers shows an excellent use of the form.
I have only been using the nonet lately (9 lines), and would like to try this form.
Nice to meet you~
Bodhirose
/ July 22, 2011I think this is my one and only etheree and then did the double–back and forth. It was fun–I should try some others.
I’ve gone to a website called Shadow Poetry and have taught myself some of the poetry forms. I usually just do free form poetry though. I have had no formal education on this at all but still am enjoying myself.
Thanks for coming by…
Anna Montgomery
/ October 20, 2011I enjoyed the gentle care imbued in your poem. I live at 10,000 feet of elevation so we don’t have any lovely flowering trees more like coniferous forest with aspens.
Bodhirose
/ October 20, 2011Oh, that’s quite an elevation, Anna, but it sounds lovely with the coniferous forest around you. I wonder what your winters are like way up there?
SuzyQ
/ October 20, 2011I love the feeling of the piled earth and the roots hidden beneath it.
Well formed and filled with gentle imagery.
Bodhirose
/ October 20, 2011Thank you, SuzyQ–I appreciate that.
brian miller
/ October 20, 2011wow what a wicked cool yellow tree! i like…nice verse as welll…i wish we took better care of our trees…we need them and much too we can learn in the caring of trees…
Bodhirose
/ October 20, 2011They are wicked cool for sure! :) It’s very satisfying to plant a tree.
Thanks, Brian.
liv2write2day
/ October 20, 2011Beautiful tree and an etheree to match! Love it, Gayle.
Bodhirose
/ October 20, 2011Thank you, Victoria.
Gay Reiser Cannon
/ October 20, 2011Beautiful etheree and reverse etheree giving us this gorgeous tree (I’ve seen them when I visit my son in Florida) and I never knew the name. It’s quite gorgeous and it is lovely in reflection. Well done and thanks for linking today!
Bodhirose
/ October 20, 2011They have a very short blooming period in the spring and when they aren’t they are quite unidentifiable. But you can spot them from long distances when they are in full bloom–gorgeous!
Thank you, Gay.
Patti
/ October 20, 2011I like this very much. The tree is magnificent. It is so sad they don’t look like that year round.
Bodhirose
/ October 20, 2011Thank you, Patti. Yes, they are quite bland other than that short and brilliant blooming period.
Sheila Moore
/ October 20, 2011you did an awesome job, I have to try me one of those etherees
Bodhirose
/ October 20, 2011Well, thanks, Sheila–it’s my one and only. It was fun to try.
Jo Bryant
/ October 21, 2011a great poem – and what a gorgeous tree – a really creative post
Bodhirose
/ October 21, 2011Thanks so much, Jo–I appreciate that.
claudia
/ October 21, 2011honestly this makes me want to go outside and dig in the soil…beautifully done
Bodhirose
/ October 21, 2011I love to dig in the soil. :)
Beth Winter
/ October 21, 2011I read this last night and could have sworn that I commented but since it isn’t here, I suppose it didn’t take. Your imagery is engaging, begging the reader to embrace as the poet does. Beautiful work.
Beth
Bodhirose
/ October 21, 2011Thank you, Beth, for the very generous comment–I appreciate that.
wolfsrosebud
/ October 21, 2011felt like a raindrop sliding done your words
Bodhirose
/ October 21, 2011What a lovely compliment–thank you.
hobgoblin2011
/ October 21, 2011Very nice, I like the piece a lot, very good job.
Bodhirose
/ October 21, 2011That’s very kind of you to say–thank you.