Far older than every one of the neighboring trees
Standing taller than many, all take notice and see
The prized King of Walnut Woods reigns today
Calling him Mister Sycamore, his subjects say
With branches elevating up towards the sky
Measuring his girth, takes many hands to try
Many visitors walk by and stare in amazement
Standing as the park’s landmark, a monument
The Woods change from season to season
Watching over all, is the King’s main reason
He holds on to his leaves longer in fall
Guarding the land in winter, always tall
His leaves take some time to fill out in spring
Providing ample shade in summer is his thing
His expansive canopy of branches spreads wide
Peeling off sections of bark, creates whitish sides
His heir, the Prince, waiting in the wings
Rising lean and tall by a creek, he sings
Farther away, a thick grove of younger ones wait
Dreaming who will grow to be the tallest, so great
Mister Sycamore loves many Bible stories
Lifting Jesus up in total and brilliant glory
The story of Zacchaeus climbing a Sycamore tree
Being much too short for Jesus to find, there he be
Ohio’s biggest recorded tree is an American Sycamore found in Ashland County near Jeromesville. The tree is at least 200 years old, stands 88 feet tall, and measures 326 inches around its circumference. To read more and see photographs, use this link:
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I absolutely love this!
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Thank you Doree for reading and sharing a thought. I appreciate that the poem reaches out to you.
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Great poem. Thank you. Beautiful trees.:)
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Thank you for sharing such wonderful thoughts. I have been planning to write this poem for some time, and now it is done. I am happy you enjoyed the photos; they are mine.
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It does not let me reblog!!
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Reblogged this on From The Darkness Into The Light.
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Thank you for sharing Pat. Have a wonderful rest of the week.
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I refreshed the page and it did work.
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I love the poem and the photos!
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Thank you Diana. My camera captured the images used in this poem.
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You’re utmost welcome and those are some clean images.
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Beautiful poem! The photos are wonderful also!
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Linda, thanks for sharing. I usually walk at this park a couple of times a week.
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