09-19-2015, 09:30 PM
1st line - "Birches bend..."
Last line - (birches) "bending to the will of none"
Is it just me or are we having it both ways at the same time here? Everyone really ok with this? No mention of it in the replies.
"and shed their bark to conquer obstacles..." - birch trees don't shed their bark for this reason, they shed bark in response to the new bark beneath pushing out to take it's place on the surface - was there no poetry to be found in that fact for you?
spherical, you have a fanciful imagination. I'm sure further employment of it will hone your skill in it's use. The words get in the way here. Perhaps excessive concern with being poetical ?
Last line - (birches) "bending to the will of none"
Is it just me or are we having it both ways at the same time here? Everyone really ok with this? No mention of it in the replies.
"and shed their bark to conquer obstacles..." - birch trees don't shed their bark for this reason, they shed bark in response to the new bark beneath pushing out to take it's place on the surface - was there no poetry to be found in that fact for you?
spherical, you have a fanciful imagination. I'm sure further employment of it will hone your skill in it's use. The words get in the way here. Perhaps excessive concern with being poetical ?