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The Oak Tree Poem by John Ray Ryder Jr
This poem is a simple piece of literature that asks us to pause and consider our own lives as well as the lives we are modeling for the next generation.
It is a wonderful poem to share with people who are going through challenging times, a potion of poetic motivation that we all need in our day-to-day lives.
The Oak Tree Poem by John Ray Ryder Jr
A mighty wind blew night and day
It stole the oak tree's leaves away
Then snapped its boughs and pulled its bark
Until the oak was tired and stark
But still the oak tree held its ground
While other trees fell all around
The weary wind gave up and spoke,
"How can you still be standing Oak?"
The oak tree said, "I know that you
Can break each branch of mine in two
Carry every leaf away
Shake my limbs, and make me sway.
But I have roots stretched in the earth
Growing stronger since my birth
You'll never touch them, for you see
They are the deepest part of me.
Until today, I w