The Tree of Life, Poetry by Andrew Durbin

Genre:Rhyme, Life, Adventure

The Tree of Life
by Andrew Durbin

There was a time not long ago when tales and songs were sung
Of knights and kings, and wizards wise, and wells where water sprung.
My tale tonight shall tell you of a place where magic dwelt,
And what became of this old bard, and what I saw and felt.

While walking down a narrow road, I came upon a sign.
A sturdy thing, made from the wood of some old gnarled pine.
The town that I was headed to was called by name, “Gremell.”
A shiver traveled up my spine, but why, I could not tell.

I had been walking all the day, and now had come the night.
I had no lantern with me, and the dark impaired my sight.
This town must surely have a place where I could take my rest.
Just then, I heard a…