Grackles Mourning

Evergreen Ecstasy

Evergreen is a shade

One like the shade from an outreaching oaktree

It’s willowy limbs embrace, its leafs a dark hue of green 

Such a tree is a symbol and its evergreen aura 

holds comfort & haven and a reminder

A reminder of better times, simpler lives

With clear skies & joyful cries, times blinded by nostalgia

Times so valued yet forgotten

Mere memories held by the thought of an evergreen shade

Christian Nemes ‘28

I originally wrote this piece for my Creative writing class but enjoyed the topic and my initial work so much i chose to experiment with it outside of school. I varied different language and poetic aspects within the piece and tried to encapsulate the feeling of nostalgia. I felt mostly inspired by the class and wanted to see what i could accomplish with what i had learned.