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Diagnosed by Cynara Moore This is basically reancting a persom being diagnosed with a chronic illness. [235 words]
What Else Can Sunrise Do by E Rocco Caldwell Driving to work I see the sunrise nearly everyday...it's a wonderful death and life ex... [60 words]
Place's End by E Rocco Caldwell This is an old one I posted a while ago but thought I would re-write it and re-submit it. [137 words]
Zadkine's Diana by Jersey Mike Inspired in the Brussels Fine Arts Museum a few years ago. [48 words]
Will He Won't He by Diana Venditti - [61 words]
When I Think Of You by Megan Quesenberry This one is for David too... [95 words]
What Is......It by G N I tried something new for me...hope it works. [35 words]
Waterfall by Amber A Whitman A scenic poem about nature. [31 words]
Watching Me Fade by Skyler Drevan - [54 words]
War Of The Clans by Diana Venditti - [93 words]
Walk On The Wild Side by Diana Venditti She was a wild one. [109 words]
Waiting For Sally by Joe Newton - [74 words]
Until There Was You by Victoria Taginod Tangan How you can't manage the feeling that suddenly grew inside you that no matter how much you ... [172 words]
Two Parents Within A Matriarch by Cynara Moore This poem is meant to symbolize our strong single mothers and depict their abi... [80 words]
Transition In Relation by Inchara This is about the change in relationship between parents and children when children grow... [110 words]
Traces Of Us by Dri Cook To accept with serene indifference ghosts from the past, is the best medication to scare them away... [37 words]
To Thee On High by Penkup Family Describes the work-function amd prospects of PENKUP FAMILY... [123 words]
Tiger by Diana Venditti To one of the most beautiful creatures on the earth. [91 words]
Thoughts Of You by G N Love speaks. [54 words]
The World Keeps Turning by David Con - [60 words]
The Witch by Diana Venditti A story of a witch. [267 words]
The Tender Loving Smile by Penkup Family "The joyful testimony of my infancy in the hands of my mother..." -Obohwemu O. Kenned... [119 words]
The Spinner Of Time by Diana Venditti - [58 words]
The Sistrum by Diana Venditti For he who loves Africa. [79 words]
The Rat by Diana Venditti A secret fear. [142 words]
The Mermaid by Diana Venditti For those with children. [111 words]
The Masterpiece by Victoria Taginod Tangan For nature lovers who loves to appreciate the beauty of nature... [78 words]
The Last Star In The Last Galaxy by Diana Venditti This kind of poem is new to me see what you think. [114 words]
The Kiss by Diana Venditti Keep wishing girls. [120 words]
The Killing Fields by Diana Venditti - [230 words]
The Key To My Heart. by David Baker Key to the truest/purest feelings inside of me. [85 words]
The Indian by Diana Venditti - [211 words]
The Hunted Hunter by Diana Venditti A lttle justice sometimes. [131 words]
The Hand by Diana Venditti Has it happened to you? [76 words]
The Ghost by Diana Venditti Goose bumps. [102 words]
The Frog by Diana Venditti A freaky frog story. [110 words]
The Fire Is Almost Out by Skyler Drevan - [100 words]
The Final Solution by Diana Venditti Never forgotten. [61 words]
The Elevator by Dri Cook Not always friends are supposed to use words to communicate, are they? [199 words]
The Countess Of Storymania by D G Williford Everyone knows. [13 words]
The Cascade Hills by E Rocco Caldwell In Washington State, there is nothing more lovely than the Cascades in the dawn. Another inst... [67 words]
The Bill by Dri Cook To Jim Cook. [69 words]
The Arm-Chair by Dri Cook Even an old chair can hold deep emotions. [75 words]
The Angel by Diana Venditti I believe in angels. [59 words]
Sunday by Diana Venditti - [87 words]
Sunday Snow by Diana Venditti A brief encounter. [85 words]
Street Music by Diana Venditti Sometimes fate does the right thing. [153 words]
Still Image by Nesam Pillay - [151 words]
Spiderman by Jersey Mike Just one night last month. the wife was off to a party. I was contemplating going to a soccer game.... [125 words]
Someone Special by Diana Venditti - [97 words]
Soft Touch by Nesam Pillay First Experience. [18 words]
Small World by Skyler Drevan - [137 words]
Simba by Diana Venditti Another to my faithfull friend who loves Africa. [67 words]
She Lays Dreaming by Joe Newton I am new here, I just write what I feel,hope it is not too boring. [63 words]
Shadow by Inchara Creepy shadow. [92 words]
Seven Months by Nesam Pillay - [47 words]
Sentinels Of Time by Diana Venditti A yearning to return. [91 words]
Sent To Heaven by Victoria Taginod Tangan A poem for a friend who's so dear, who died without saying a sweet goodbye.... [115 words]
Seduced by Amber A Whitman A slightly more sexy poem than I usually write. [89 words]
Scorching Sun by Victoria Paul - [283 words]
Satisfaction Guaranteed: Refundexchange by Skyler Drevan - [70 words]
Reminisce by Amber A Whitman - [45 words]
Red Rose by Diana Venditti - [58 words]
Red Lights by Jersey Mike Out my window, about a half mile away is a tall antenna with red lights. [52 words]
Plunge by Skyler Drevan This is one of my final seven submissions to this site for a while. [173 words]
Pain Is My Friend by David Con A man realizes with depressing clarity that pain is his closest companion. [52 words]
Out Of Nowhere by Diana Venditti - [154 words]
Noble Loss by Kellie Barqs One young woman's ramblings of whether what she did was noble or just retarded. [144 words]
My Poems by Jersey Mike Where they come from! [48 words]
My Cat by E Rocco Caldwell What exactly is a habit any ways? [135 words]
Monday Again by Diana Venditti I hate mondays. [127 words]
Missing Him by Nesam Pillay - [32 words]
Miss Winterbottom by Diana Venditti This was made into a song. [133 words]
Melody Of Praise by Victoria Taginod Tangan A poem that shows how positive we had to think of the blessings we receive, that among anybody... [104 words]
Man And A Tree
Luvin You by Megan Quesenberry This is for David... [75 words]
Love On A Rainy Afternoon by Diana Venditti Long live rainy afternoons. [81 words]
Love Ended A Long Time Past by E Rocco Caldwell Another poem in my series of the usage of sunlight [97 words]
Lost In Me by Adam Wieland - [182 words]
Looks Like Rain by Diana Venditti Well got to laugh sometimes. [100 words]
Looks Like Rain Part 2 by Diana Venditti Come on in now ya hear! [104 words]
Let Me Be A Woman by Dri Cook "My darling, I am yours, and you desire me..." - Song of songs. Thought about this one as a s... [95 words]
Ladies And Gentlemen Your Comments Please by Diana Venditti We all need feed back. [134 words]
Kissed By An Angel. by David Baker - [166 words]
Just Sunday by Jersey Mike Thinking about what really happens on this holy day. [53 words]
Just Me And Giov And The Olive Grove by Diana Venditti - [77 words]
Just A Feeling by Jannah Akira Imagine yourself as a feeling. [68 words]
Isn't It Strange? by Skyler Drevan - [24 words]
Is It True by Diana Venditti Words that disturb sleep. [98 words]
Ihy by Diana Venditti Magic and myth. [85 words]
If I Could Do It Again by Skyler Drevan Regret. [96 words]
I Should Have Known by Dri Cook I'm back! Had to give my brain a rest for so much work. I wrote this one from a male perspe... [151 words]
I Fall by David Baker Falling in love..... [59 words]
I Cry by David Baker Crying lol..... hard to explain. first poem I ever wrote so yeh.....lol. [66 words]
I Am by Dri Cook I love to be what I have become and still working on it. Thanks to the great I AM [73 words]
How Can One Start Writing A Poem?? by Shiladitya Sengupta - [142 words]
He's Done It Again by Diana Venditti - [49 words]
Here's To You All by Diana Venditti A little ditty to you all. [94 words]
Hell Riders by Diana Venditti In the night they come. [93 words]
Hatshepsut by Diana Venditti Attempted assassination of a queen. [147 words]
Hanging With Jack Day by E Rocco Caldwell Jack Day was a friend of mine who shot himself one afternoon....at times I think of him. [182 words]
Hallowed Ground by Diana Venditti Beware when you walk in a graveyard after midnight. [103 words]
Haiku by Inchara It is a collection of Haikus. [46 words]
Go West Young Man Part 1 by Diana Venditti A new kind of poem would like your opinion to say if it works. [165 words]
Getting To Know Me by Diana Venditti For all my new friends. [201 words]
Gaurdian Angel. by David Baker - [83 words]
Friday Again by Diana Venditti A magic moment. [59 words]
Freedom Riders Of 1966 by E Rocco Caldwell After a rally in a southern town in 1966 four SNCC kids are heading back to Vermont. [83 words]
Forever Mystery by Skyler Drevan - [136 words]
For England And King Harry by Diana Venditti - [158 words]
Fifteen Friends And A House On The Hill by Diana Venditti Paradise found. [207 words]
Fear At It's Worst. by David Baker Fear of life and loosing a loved one in hospital. [64 words]
Falling Again by Dri Cook He melts my heart, charms me, how could I resist? I bet you too would fall for him. [153 words]
Fairy Tale by Victoria Taginod Tangan The love had found only by chance, so accidental that it will make you realize that you are falling ... [146 words]
Every Step Of The Way by Megan Quesenberry This is a poem I wrote for my bestfriend Ciara the day that her and her boyfriend broke u... [109 words]
Eulogy For Superman by Anthony S Maulucci A tribute to Christopher Reeve. [60 words]
Eternity by Dri Cook Are you ready for it? [91 words]
Engagement by Inchara This is about the engagement ceremony of one of my friend. [63 words]
Endless Slumber by Ari Bush - [54 words]
Enchanting Journey by Inchara Its about life and its perplexity. [71 words]
Don't Know by L A Walters How I feel. [37 words]
Diamond Dreams by Amber A Whitman A fantasy poem. [31 words]
Demons Gods And Heros by Diana Venditti - [73 words]
Death Of A Godking by Diana Venditti - [142 words]
Daughter Of The Sun by Diana Venditti - [175 words]
Dancing In The Dark by Dri Cook I grew up under the beat of his music. A tribute to someone who has always been part of my ... [305 words]
Congo Stopover by Diana Venditti A true story. [134 words]
Collapse by Hayley Burdett - [61 words]
Cold by Nesam Pillay - [160 words]
Cheek To Cheek by Dri Cook One of those moments of heavenly insanity. [68 words]
Changing Lanes by L A Walters - [52 words]
Cameo Of My Psyche. A Collection by Ulysses Hero Says exectly what it is in the tittle. [1,288 words]
Bottled Up Inside by David Baker Amounts of mixed feelings all trying to come out at once..... [244 words]
Bonny by Diana Venditti A dedication to a dear friend. [114 words]
Black Night by Adam Wieland - [64 words]
Beauty Without The Beast by Dri Cook The battles are supposed to lift our spirit. Let the beast go and if it's meant to com... [96 words]
Bath Time by G N Nothing can refresh the mind or soul like a hot bath. [127 words]
Autonom�a. (Poema Que Nunca Ver� La Luz) by Martin De Leon - [50 words]
Attila by Diana Venditti - [78 words]
Asphyxiate by Skyler Drevan - [169 words]
Asleep by Skyler Drevan - [170 words]
As It Is by Jersey Mike Started this last autumn in Turkey while watching TV in Oludeniz in the hotel. Finished it several mo... [187 words]
April 31st - Belgium by Jersey Mike One written back a few years ago on april 31st. it was a very stormy night that refused t... [146 words]
Another Routine Day by Dri Cook A boring and dull routine day can also become special. It all depends on the way we look at... [141 words]
An End To Her Missery by Melissa Milonopoulos - [57 words]
About A Girl. by David Baker A girl I recently met, although I've only known her for little time I'm soo happy each time im wi... [83 words]
A War Somewhere by Diana Venditti Will man ever learn. [158 words]
A War Of Wills by Diana Venditti - [81 words]
A Walk By The Ocean by Dri Cook Again, the SHE part is my unconscious and it talks about our interaction and the healing pr... [160 words]
A Sparrow Falls by Diana Venditti For hostages killed in Irak. [79 words]
A Search For Words by Diana Venditti - [57 words]
A Random Sample Of Senryu by Higgins A cross section of Senryu poems. [152 words]
A Perfect Affair by Diana Venditti Eat your heart out. [94 words]
A New Feeling by Diana Venditti Sometimes we have to find the courage to walk away. [170 words]
A Great Many Words by Penkup Family Tries to picture in its entirety, the great depth of a mother's love...Dedicated to mother. [114 words]
A Fight Against Time by Diana Venditti Based on a true event in south africa, No.1 shaft western holding, welcome orange free sta... [152 words]
A Fairy Tale by Diana Venditti For all of you with children. [105 words]

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TITLE (EDIT)
Man And A Tree
DESCRIPTION
What happens in a relationship when a man tries to contain a woman and not let her be herself.
[215 words]
TITLE KEYWORD
Relationships
AUTHOR
D G Williford
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Don't hate me because I'm crazy!
[August 2006]
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (54)
A Rose In Winter (Poetry) Love that never bloomed... written in 1991 about a relationship that wasn't meant to be. [253 words]
About My Sisters (Poetry) Life is short... just ask Doc and Judith...I am very close to my sisters and wanted to pay tribute to them... [95 words]
All Hallows Eve (Poetry) ....graveyard play. [72 words]
Braided Belt From Hell (Short Stories) Frustration of trying to get to work on a rainy day... [393 words]
Bruises (Poetry) [55 words]
Buried Alive? (Poetry) Daylight dreaming and no way out. [89 words]
Chest Of Pain (Poetry) What happened to me but not this bad to make me quit smoking... it stinks, but so did I then. [69 words]
Daddy Where Art Thou? (Poetry) Poem about my daughter and her birth father.... [179 words]
Dear Stepdad (Short Stories) A stepson realizes what it takes to be a caretaker. [256 words]
Desk Lunch Part 1 (Short Stories) A middle aged sales rep deals with the confines of her life. [390 words]
Desk Lunch Part 2 (Short Stories) The same but more.... [346 words]
Desk Lunch Part 3 (Short Stories) The sales rep continues with her day... [314 words]
Desk Lunch Part 4 (Short Stories) On the way to postal... [303 words]
Desk Lunch Part 5 (Short Stories) She has totally lost it, but you guess... [153 words]
Desk Lunch Part 6 (Short Stories) Life goes on in the cubicle world... [136 words]
Dragonfly Mile (Short Stories) Whimsical flight of fantasy reality as a young woman tries to find her lost... you tell me... [191 words] [Fantasy]
Floaters (Poetry) Beware of things that fly peripherally... [118 words]
Garden Of Bones (Poetry) What lies beneath the backyard? [107 words]
Hothouse Lizards Part 2 (Novels) Voodoo, soul searching and Spanish moss.... [949 words]
Hothouse Lizzards Part 1 (Short Stories) Voodoo, New Orleans, Spanish Moss, etc... all the things that everyone wants to read about... [2,641 words] [Horror]
Howling Dog (Poetry) What I hear tonight with senses heightened... [107 words]
Is It Real Or Is It Memorex? (Short Stories) You tell me... [82 words]
It's That Time Of Year (Poetry) Memories, smells, sounds of Christmas to a young girl. [197 words]
Looking At The Moon (Poetry) Waiting for my lover...I wrote this about 12 years ago and I gave it to my husband for Valentine's Day after we were married... [149 words]
Madness Amongst The Dust (Poetry) Ssshhh! [81 words]
Mark Of The Beast Part Three (Short Stories) The saga continues with a gal stuck in Armageddon. [174 words]
Mist Walkers (Short Stories) How I feel every time I visit a new cemetary... [112 words]
Mold Or Old? (Poetry) A woman faces her fears of growing old... [116 words]
My Curse (Poetry) A woman is plagued by other's sights... [266 words]
Night In Antigua (Short Stories) Part one of a slighted warrior bent on revenge towards his derelict father... [194 words]
Nightmare At Brushy Creek (Short Stories) While sleeping dreams become reality... [106 words]
Nocturnal Juices (Poetry) Sexual demon encounter. [103 words]
Procrastination 2003 (Poetry) Waiting can be the death of you. [87 words]
Pull Of The Tides (Poetry) Lovers searching... who knows. [246 words]
Roachtrap (Poetry) Like sticky glue the roach is caught! [125 words]
Rutapottamus (Poetry) I think I saw a Rutapottamus... [114 words]
Smoke Lover (Poetry) Hint of smoke, love ? [68 words]
Take Me To The South (Poetry) Simple diddy re the South. [187 words]
The Countess Of Storymania (Poetry) Everyone knows. [13 words]
The Cubicle (Short Stories) Working in a box and what is does to the psyche... [104 words]
The Evil Root (Short Stories) Manna Madness runs rampant. [165 words]
The Hidden (Poetry) - [27 words]
The Keepsake (Short Stories) Love Story... read and review... come one come all! [837 words] [Relationships]
The Locket (Short Stories) You tell me.... Please read and review... feel free to comment! [880 words]
The Lost Garden (Poetry) Lost History. [129 words]
The Machine (Poetry) Sensitive abortion piece from the baby's viewpoint [160 words]
The Mantel (Poetry) Leaving your heart on the mantel.... and more. [160 words]
The Presidents (Poetry) Twisty and hidden.. You tell me.. I'll let you know if you're right. [122 words]
The Talking House (Poetry) Echoes of old earth and stone.. are you listening? [107 words]
The Tree Of Life (Poetry) I have a tree in my backyard that I'm sure is the center of the universe... There is a suburbia of animals et all living there... Please Read... [119 words]
The Wooden Box (Short Stories) Lesson in shared grief through an antique box. [509 words] [Motivational]
Tick Tock (Poetry) Betrayal.... [55 words]
Wanderlust (Poetry) You guess... vampire... or lover??? [150 words]
White White Wonderland (Poetry) A short poem scaling seasons from childhood to adult... [134 words] [Motivational]
Man And A Tree
D G Williford

once in a valley was a Man
a lonely Man with only his trees

one day Man found in the woods
a treee unlike any other

it was multi-colored and wispy to the eye
but its branches were very strong and healthy

Man wanted this tree
so he dug up the strange tree and took it home

Man lovingly transplanted the tree
taking care of its every need

as each day passed, the tree became weaker and more feeble
no matter what Man did the tree would not flourish

Man pampered it - talked to it - loved it
but to no avail

tree wanted to be back in the forest
where it belonged

Man knew he must let go
and return the beautiful tree to its home

Man spent the whole night sitting beside
the strange and haunting tree

Man wondered why it could not be happy there
with him

Man would never know
all Man knew was the tree was happy in the woods

and happy was what Man wanted for the tree

back they went to the forest
Man and tree

Man put tree back into the deep dark earth
tree wavered, fluttered and shook in the wind

Man did not look back
but thought he heard a sigh

many years later Man was walking in the woods
and looked up to see a very tall very splendid grand tree
with multi-colored bark and wispy branches

man walked on

Tree waved in the wind

 

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"it brought tears into my eyes.....the tree, however, could have stayed with the Man if she knew how to grow by herself, never under his shadow. To relate, my dear, is always an art. Beautiful, indeed...the type poem that catches my attention. Excellent work!" -- Dri, Dri, [email protected].
"Deb, this is beautiful!!! One of your best I think. " -- km.
"Thanks Dri and KM. I found this today when I was looking through some of my old stuff. I wrote this to a guy I was dating that was a nice guy but smothering me and I just wasn't happy. Thanks for the comments! Deb" -- Author.
"Hi DG, I like it very much, makes me think nothing should be forced to leave its natural habitat, including us.Kind regards Diana Venditti" -- Diana Venditti, Italy.
"on the other hand, men are like that sometimes, wanting to covet what they can't have, destroying beauty along the way! simply brilliant D.G. i think! " -- NPillay.

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© 2004 D G Williford
STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
October 2004
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