Acacia Trees



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We are lost in the fog rolling over river waves,
intoxicated with waters music.
I can see you only, and you can see only me,
while passion between us turns into endless blue.
*
In a flash, I can see
yours jump into the hug of insectoid past.
Dreaming fingers of mine and my long dark hair.
You are chasing your shadow while dreaming of me.
You will catch her only on the horizon.
*
The great wall protecting my soul is collapsing,
hit by your lips and words.
Frightened, my soul emerges out.
*
My flying words towards you are frozen
by dead bodies.
Our shoes are in love with the path
through the cemetery acacia.
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About this poem

Written in 1993, this poem was first published in the book Golden Days (ISBN 978-8610-00973-6) in 2020. This poem was selected by editors of PoetrySoup's Most Recent Anthology: "PS: It's Still Poetry," published on January 1st, 2022, in the competition between 42,000 poets on the PoetrySoup platform.

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Written on 1993

Submitted by max_g_wolf on March 23, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCD CEFCG HIJ GKLM
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 636
Words 132
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 21

Maximilian G. Wolf

* On January 1, 2022 - Three of his poems ("Acacia Trees," "Bare Souls," and "Rainy Day") were selected and published by "Arczis Web Technologies and PoetrySoup." as part of an anthology book for the year 2022 - volume II "PS: It's Still Poetry." * more…

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  • Nebula7693
    This poem has a haunting quality, especially in the final stanza where the words are “frozen by dead bodies” and the path leads through a cemetery. It suggests a connection between love and mortality, and the acacia, often associated with resurrection and immortality, adds a layer of complexity and irony to this relationship. 
    LikeReply1 month ago
    • max_g_wolf
      Thank you so much. Very glad that you enjoyed it.
      LikeReply1 month ago

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