Poets logo

Observations On A Tree

An Espinela inspired by "The Tree Toad", 1919, illustration by George Carlson for the Vocal "Say It Plainly" Challenge

By Mike Singleton πŸ’œ Mikeydred Published 5 months ago β€’ 1 min read
"The Tree Toad", 1919, illustration by George Carlson

Introduction

This is the description from the Enchanted Booklet, but I cannot see the toad, so I thought I would write an espinela about what I see.

From John Martin’s Big Book No. 3

This illustration accompanies the poem The Tree Toad, describing a quiet night in the forest where all creatures sleep, except for a small tree toad singing from the branches of an old tree.

The music is "Toad" by Cream

Observations On A Tree

πŸƒπŸŒ²πŸŒ³πŸΈπŸŒ³πŸŒ²πŸƒ

Somewhere In Those Dark Branches And Leaves

A Small Tree Toad Is Singing A Song

That Elusive Creature's Well Hidden

The Black And White Lines Do Nought For Me

🌳🐸🌳

In That Dark Trunk It's Blackness I See

I See A Dark Boat On The Water

The Tree Toad For Me Does Not Appear

The Dark Tree Leaves And Those Rolling Clouds

To See The Creature, I'm Not Allowed

This Is What I See In This Picture

πŸƒπŸŒ²πŸŒ³πŸΈπŸŒ³πŸŒ²πŸƒ

For Funnature poetryEkphrastic

About the Creator

Mike Singleton πŸ’œ Mikeydred

Weaver of Tales and Poetry

7 ֎ Fb ֎ β™«

In ֎ YT ֎ § ֎ BS

My Books

Vocal Ideas For You

Join & Share In VSS

Creationati

Call Me Les β™₯ Gina β™₯ Heather β™₯ Caroline β™₯

Dhar β™₯ Annie β™₯ Judey β™₯ Harper β™₯

Misty β™₯ Melissa β™₯ Ma C β™₯

Enjoyed the story? Support the Creator.

Subscribe for free to receive all their stories in your feed.

Subscribe For Free

Reader insights

Comments

There are no comments for this story

Be the first to respond and start the conversation.

Sign in to comment
    Written by Mike Singleton πŸ’œ Mikeydred