just another poem of mine. this is semi-recent, though it was written over the summer. i sent it in to a poetry contest, and it shall be published in an anthology with other upcoming poets. i'll provide more info when i know for sure.
"Solitary Pine"
Amidst the snow stands a solitary pine
Hidden in a valley where no light can shine
Stunted and malnutritioned from the bitter cold
Roots plunging deep from a trunk ages old
Count the rings beneath its blistering bark
Centuries of anguish have left their mark
Branches hanging heavy, laden with snow
The mountainous patrol leaves no room to grow
Adventurers have come to hack at its limbs
Phantasmal demons sing melancholy hymns
Dark angels have come and promised false light
Yet the tree still stands with unconquerable might
It's whipped not a branch in its struggle for life
Yet only isolation shall end its strife
Content being along 'til its roots curl and die
For the light it once sought was naught but a lie
