THE TREE THAT SPEAKS by Maureen Kwiat Meshenberg

This poem is about the trees that speak through the seasons...

Autumn is retreating ushering in winter. The poem actually speaks of all the seasons and the voices the trees speak when moving through them. Though we are entering the deep slumber of winter and the trees reveal their “death speak” they know that Spring will soon return allowing them to speak of life.

The Trees That Speak

by Maureen Kwiat Meshenberg

The trees that speak,

peace through the rustling-

of the wind,

settling ease-

oh colored leaves,

they release-

they speak…

in whispering gesture,

of relinquishing all-

that was once before,

becoming after,

what was once spoken-

wildly through the,

heat of summer’s breath,

now dances,

with the winds that come-

they beckon their way,

to be…

as it always has been.

the sun holds them-

gently to her silent song,

as she retreats her warmth-

awaiting the cool winds,

of winter’s returning-

the trees they enter into,

their death speak,

knowing in their-

falling and becoming-

thin slivers of black and gray,

their resting way-

for they slumber now,

until the song of spring-

ushers them to speak,

of their returning life.
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(Find more of Maureen's poetry in her new book

 'Seasons of the Soul: Transitions and Shifts of Life'  available here)

Maureen Kwiat Meshenberg is an author and a prolific poetess. She is guided by her inner soul’s journey and her empathic musings about life. Maureen’s draws from her human experiences, bringing reflective, soulful thoughts of the heart and the shifts in life’s journey to her poetry. Her most recent work includes her own Facebook page called Heart’s Calling where she currently reaches almost 3,000 regular readers. She also has her own website here. She currently hosts a monthly  sacred creative writing circle for women using writing prompts as a means of inner releasing. Maureen has 3 adult children and currently lives in Oak Park, Illinois. She has recently published her first debut poetry book called Seasons of the Soul: Transitions and Shifts of Life which can be purchased here. 

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