Editorial Team
Dear John Ashleigh, the month of May marked the 10th anniversary of PoetBay. Your poem has been chosen to be featured on the home page, as a highlight of the good posts that have been published on PoetBay since 2005. Thank you for posting on our poetry website - you're part of PoetBay's history!
2015-05-29

Neil Chalcraft
Great short poem, nice subtle rhyming with meaning
neil
2007-06-25

Rob Graber
I like this enigmatic write, especially the last line. That is generally such good advice!

PS: "believe" in line 4
2007-06-20

I think it mean, you are a poet and every poet you talk to surrounds you in metaphoric love. smiling at you, Tai
2007-06-19

Elle
I often look too deeply at meanings, when the obvious one is leaping out at me - I imagined the willow as being the tree of life with its many circles - shading and protecting us from the sun and giving us strength to carry on.

Elle x
2007-06-19

Kathy Lockhart
Oh John you have flickers of scenarios and emotions flashing through my brain. That willow so full of itself cannot help but be heavy in its self pulled under its own weight to division. I am feeling intensely the call of self reflection. Well done. :)
2007-06-19

My mind is clouded by associations and this may change my take on the poem - willows are lovely trees, Jacky's favourite and to some extent, mine too. The lapping of the sea is also something very significant for me. So I would read personal stuff into the poem.
2007-06-19

Nice short poem. Although like penfold18 said I too am no good at reading between the lines, well sometimes...
But it was a great poem anyway!
Sally
2007-06-18

penfold18
I'm no good at reading between the lines so to speak John, so I'll wait for your explanation, though I enjoyed it anyway.
2007-06-18