Under The Plum Tree
Posted on July 26, 2018
by Linda Lee Lyberg
71 Comments
When you see white clover sprawling in the meadow
do you still think of me even though our love
once treasured, is now with regret over?
As for me I can tell you, the plum is blooming now
I remember the promises we made
underneath its burgeoning boughs
And I will wonder ever after
The yellow roses came today and I read the message within
Can we please forgive and forget all we said back then
I beg you my love can we renew our cherished love again?
And so today, I measured and took stock of all we shared
with my heart still longing, and my lonesome soul laid bare
I sent to you the dried red rose you first gave to me
with this simple note, let’s meet tonight
when the moon is bright under the plum tree.
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Lost love and forgiveness, This was beautiful.
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Thanks Andrew. Always a pleasure to see you.
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Trying to catch up on my reading
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It’s good to have you back!
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Thanks
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A perfect place to meet… there should always be new beginnings.
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Thanks Bjorn! I so agree…
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Nice sounds in those last three lines.
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Thank you so much Frank. I am happy you enjoyed it.
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This is so weird – I found some white clover in the garden today – I’ve not seen it before in among the daisies. Your poem is romantic and wistful, Linda, a balm this hot night.
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Thank you Kim! I’m happy you enjoyed it.
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Simply beautiful!
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Thank you so much!
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Reconnecting with a lost love – how beautiful!
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Thank you Jo!
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There is perhaps nothing more beautiful than reuniting with the one you love in this world. 💖 A breathtakingly ethereal love poem, Linda 😊
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Thank you Sanaa. Your words mean so much to me. I admire your writing.
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This wants to become a song:
“let’s meet tonight
when the moon is bright under the plum tree.”
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Yes, it is catchy! Thank you for stopping by.
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Beautiful piece… I believe there might be hope for love after all!.
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Yes, indeed. Always good to see you here Dwight.
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And thank you!
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love to think about hope or wishfulness
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Yes. Thank you!
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Sorry to take so long to get to this” you’ve used those flower meanings so well. I love the story you tell – romantic and so tender.
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Thank you Sarah. It was a lovely prompt.
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Oh, the lovelorn verses make me sentimental. A tenderly wrought verse and that ending with the dried rose for a romantic rendezvous makes it beautiful.
-HA
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Thank you so much! I am happy your enjoyed it. I appreciate your kind words.
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After reading this I would certainly meet her under that plum tree. Beautiful Linda, I love it! ☺❤
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Haha! Thank you Walt!
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My pleasure ☺❤
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😊❤️
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A plum of a poem. No wait, that’s peach. Beautiful construction and connections. Love it.
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Thank you so much. Happy you enjoyed it!
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So beautifully melancholy, wistful and very romantic. 🙂
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Linda this one really resonates for me. Those shared moments of intimacy in the most ordinary of things become immortalized. My heart says I hope he’s there, waiting for her.
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Yes, as does mine. Thank you Lisa!
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You’re welcome ❤
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Sweet, without being saccharine. It touches me, and makes me smile.
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Great hostessing today ~ you were a delight!
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Aw, thank you Helen! So happy you joined us.
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Lovely romantic tale. The Plum Tree is privvy to all sorts of secrets!
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Yes, indeed. 😊
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Awwwww… I’d wait under that tree til hell froze over.
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Haha! Thank you Ron.
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The “dried red rose,” speaks volumes! This is such a beautifully evocative poem, Linda. I loved hearing you read this tonight.. as your voice catered to its underlying meaning, emotion and depth. 💝💝
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Thank you Sanaa. 💖
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Wonderfully written! I wish I was able to join the group to hear it red aloud.
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Thank you so much!
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It was great to hear you read you poem today. It is a beautiful poem of love and reconciliation.
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Thank you so much Dwight.
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Just as beautiful the second time. (K)
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with this simple note, let’s meet tonight
when the moon is bright under the plum tree.
How nice to make up. It gives a great feeling Linda! A wonderful close
Hank
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Thank you!
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Mesmerizing! Love the idea of a blossoming love! 💕
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Thank you!
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I like the willingness to try again, under the moonlit plum tree. A lovely image.
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Thank you!
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There’s a gentleness to this poem: I love the way some of the rhymes fall mid-line. Almost as though the narrator hardly dare whisper her love, but it is undeniable. Lovely!
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Thank you!
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I enjoyed your reading of this delightful, romantic poem last night, Linda, but it wasn’t until I read it this morning that I wondered if you had teleported to our wild garden, where we have a plum tree and white clover! I also remembered what was said about dried and pressed flowers being a rare thing these days, which reminded me of my grandmother’s huge family Bible, which had some really old, pressed flowers in it.
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Thank you Kim. I have the first rose 🌹 my husband ever gave me. ❤️
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Sigh.
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😊
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Reconciliation and forgiveness. Beautiful! We need more.
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Thank you.
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palpable longing, and my present question, though without the final verse’s hope ~
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Sorry I’m so late–busy few days. This is such a beautiful poem, and I so enjoyed hearing you read it!
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome!
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