KarMel
Scholarship 2007
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“Maple and Acacia” By Anonymous |
Desciption of Submission: A lesbian's veiw of the world and
sexuality as realized through the mode of poetry and trees as an extended
metaphor.
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Separate but close, deep Darkness enfolds the woods. Thorny Acacia stands The world ignores her Ignores her because she is different They take sometimes, but do not appreciate her. She bears no fruit Maple stands firm The world notices her beauty They eat her lifeblood But they still do not truly see her She bears no fruit Acacia and Maple Standing together long Both with their uses Both with their own beauty Both seeing each other Many feel that a tree with no fruit Is useless, is nothing more than wood If so, why were they born? Why the Acacia, the Maple, the Birch, the Pine Trees which bear no fruit Trees who only have their beauty Trees waiting for the world to notice Someday, I hope to find my Acacia We will live together, Promised to each other, although not ecclesiastically
sanctioned The world will pass us by As we recite our promises Under the Maple Or the Acacia. |