stranger in a strange land for M lady Helena

narrative verse in rhyming couplets Iambic tetrameter

 

 

 

Stranger in a strange Land.

 

I stand alone, a sturdy tree though

 where I grow I should not be.

 

Planted here by accident

far from my home The Orient.

 

A passing bird left me behind

 far too far from my own kind.

 

Fortunately a sheltered spot

 which in the summer grows quite hot.

 

The low green hills which seem to be

 from winter winds protecting me.

 

What should I do? I did not know

so I continued just to grow.

 

 I put down roots and sent forth shoots.

Though I am doomed to bear no fruits.

 

A pretty but a barren tree

 I have no male for company.

 

I can’t set fruit without a male.

Although I try my efforts fail.

 

 I am not where I ought to

 be a lonely oriental tree.

 

Perhaps in time another seed

dropped by a bird will meet my need.

 

A sturdy male to be my mate

 with whom I can cross pollinate

 

Flourishing though solitary.

I am not where I ought to be.

24-Aug-08 http;// blog.myspace.com/poeticpiers

 

 

Reviews

[KUFU]

I smiled. The rhyme scheme is sound.
You wrote:

"Perhaps in time another seed
dropped by a bird will meet my need."

...A bird can drop seeds two ways. I am glad you immediately direct my attention to bees (perhaps) cross-pollinating a suitable mate.
A poem that adheres to strict parameters. Nice.