>i‘ve been dreamin’
of words
with a texture
thick,
distinctive and rough
like tree bark
and the smell
of forest mysteries
hitting my paper
rubbing scratchy marks
tearing it apart
with a rawness
and intensity
that made me shiver
all over
and gazing through knotholes
slowly spreading
and filling the spaces
i saw poetree
growing
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jaywalking the moon 
>ha. nice imagery claudia…love the poetree…you should tre to make this a concrete poem…email to follow…
>LOved it!It reminds me of the one I am about to post!Great -as always Claudia!!!Nice weekend!D.
>I love it. The poet writes about poetry which runs through her veins.
>And you definately know how to grow one. You know what they say…"It takes one to grow one." Nice flash 55
>Looking through the window to the soul of writing, using a knothole and the earth-source of paper itself, this poem is truly delightful – brilliant.
>Looking through the window to the soul of writing, using a knothole and the earth-source of paper itself, this poem is truly delightful – brilliant.
>The birth of a poem, right here through the knothole.I see it. Your words have texture. Thanks.
>ah! very creative I loved it! thank you
>Wunderbar!!!You are so Damn Cool Claudia…I loved your imagry.Perfect 55 My FriendDanke..Have a Kick Ass Week-End….G
>…and you are its roots. Imaginative 55.
>Thanks for the lovely imagery you have planted with your poetree.I like your blog name too*!*
>A great image in this.
>That is so danged clever!!!! Well done. Well done!!!!http://hootin–anni.blogspot.com/2010/10/artsy-fartsy.htmlJust scroll down below the 'artsy' part. hehehehehe
>you are so good at creating imagery.wonderful, Claudia.
>the tearing it apart sounds familiar… but the growing is good. very good! nice little post of poetree
>Grow on, Claudia, grow on… nice 55.
>loved this visually evocative 55!
>Words do that to you, too? Cool.
>Well done, Claudia. I'm blessed that your poetree is growing.
>Well, that one you'll never find in a garden centre! Too unique! LOL 🙂
>Poetry develops and emerges like new birth! Great 55ve!
>What a lovely poetree you have planted here, Claudia. Beautiful 55.
>love the texture of this poem. Great 55.
>Wow, so vivid and rich! Awesome!
>Ha – I think everyone has commented on all the things this lovely poem inspired. Lovely poetree and a whole lot more, for me it was a nicely flowing and a lyrical beat, when I recited this out loud it had 'a back beat jive – jazzy syncopated accentuation on the "off" beat. In a simple 4/4. You can play this on your sax.Nice, joanny
>This has a most intoxicating rhythm. Thanks for sharing.All the best, Boonie
>Ah, another incredible one. I can here the branches scratch the paper and the whisper of leaves falling from your pen!xo
>Very nice 55. Your "poetree" is beautiful! Thanks for stopping by my place.
>This poem is SO AWESOME. I love the use of nature in poetry and I think you captured it incredibly in this one! These are my favorite lines: "distinctive and rough like tree barkand the smell of forest mysteries"good work! check out some of mine.