National Poetry Month '24: What the Oak Knows
It's Poetry Friday...and National Poetry Month. Today's Poetry Friday community roundup is hosted by Heidi Mordhorst. Stop by for all the poetry joy you need today! (If you're interested in the madness I've jumped into this month, scroll to the bottom of this post. Today's craft tip: Achieving Tone .) Photo by Pietro Voso on Unsplash What the Oak Knows the oak stands firmly grounded between fields and fencing. it watches as cherry, redbud, and crabapple flower, before opening its green fingers to the sun. it knows the rhythm of the farmer who will plant beans this year instead of corn, it knows of rain, and the way the running creek returns every spring. it's watched houses rise and families settle. it's weathered snowstorms and tornadoes, its roots deeply planted. it knows joy and it knows sorrow, mostly it knows that the birds start singing before darkness recedes in morning. © Cathy L. Mere, 2024 For April I've taken a deep dive into