In the center of the Garden Of Time is where the Sweetheart Tree grows, it's leaves are two united hearts.
There is a Sweetheart Tree that grows in the Garden of Time,
The leaves are crimson red, each one a Valentine.
This tree blooms eternally, it thrives on love,
It symbolizes a hope for Happy Ever After and is the home of the Peaceful Dove.
When mortals fall in love two leaves combine,
Their love's leaf forms a Valentine.
This joining is in hope that their love will withstand the test of time.
If you look among the leaves, some are torn in half, a very sad sign,
This shows a parting, love died and no longer formed a Valentine.
Some leaves emit a dewy substance, like human tears,
They mourn a lost love that didn't last through the years.
Some half leaves stand alone, with no chance of a mate,
When death came calling, a solitary life was their fate.
Some leaves have tiny worm holes, where bitterness left a scar,
Some leaves are missing, because life's storm winds scattered them afar.
Our leaf stands securely, our love will stand the test of time,
Trust is our shelter and true love makes you mine.
Music: The Sweetheart Tree
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Reviews of "The Sweetheart Tree"
Reviewed by Rey C (Reader)
Reviewed on October 17, 2007
see if i can find one somewhere Miss SC, i should have known, probably there was one along the Danube River... peace!
. . . isn't it neat how a simple leaf can give us so much to think, about! The world and everything within it...needs a pen! :)AMEN!
Love and Peace~
Kimmy~
Shame on me, I must kill a lots of
love leaves, cause i moes em in itty bitty bits.
I don't burn them alive like my dumb neighbors do.
Always wants to borrow and ege or some sugar, and
won't give me da time a day in town.
Them neighbors is uppitty. Theys don't have has much
as me gots.
0oops, back to the leaf situation. Nice nice writtin SC.
Me loves ya more than my old car...
Ron
The music sounds like the church steeples in my hometown of Savannah and your poetry is a reminder of the love we all cherish either at one time, now or in faith.
Susan
Dive into an enchanting adventure! This light-hearted romance will transport you to 17th-century Scotland, where a free-spirited 21st-century heroine brings love & laughter to a stressed-out laird's life - with a little help from the Fae!
Kathy
Love and Peace~
Kimmy~
Your beautiful symbolism is to be praised my friend. Blessings Always, Paul.
Be safe,
Karen
Walt
love leaves, cause i moes em in itty bitty bits.
I don't burn them alive like my dumb neighbors do.
Always wants to borrow and ege or some sugar, and
won't give me da time a day in town.
Them neighbors is uppitty. Theys don't have has much
as me gots.
0oops, back to the leaf situation. Nice nice writtin SC.
Me loves ya more than my old car...
Ron
Susan
Peace, Love, and Light,
Amber "V"
That's my girl!!!!!
Georg
stan