{"id":38884,"date":"2018-09-25T11:21:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T11:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=38884"},"modified":"2018-09-25T11:29:57","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T11:29:57","slug":"copper-beech-in-the-autumn-sunshine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/09\/copper-beech-in-the-autumn-sunshine\/","title":{"rendered":"Copper Beech in the autumn sunshine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Existing and enduring<br \/>\nEssentially it be<br \/>\nTangible and visible<br \/>\nJust how a tree should be<br \/>\nA symbol of great beauty<br \/>\nWhere imagination bloom<br \/>\nDeep down ingrained with spirit<br \/>\nWhere its right to assume<br \/>\nLive creatures big and small<br \/>\nAnd insects in their prime<br \/>\nWhere Squirrels and wood pigeons<br \/>\nAlso pass their time<\/p>\n<p>Branches every which way<br \/>\nLeaves that twist and turn<br \/>\nSparkling in the autumn sun<br \/>\nLooking we can learn<br \/>\nA phase of relaxation<br \/>\nA visualizers dream<br \/>\nIt really brings a state of mind<br \/>\nThat just would never seem<\/p>\n<p>To be possible a creativeness<br \/>\nSurrounding every thought<br \/>\nThis living breathing wondrous friend<br \/>\nIs seldom overrought<br \/>\nClimbing ever skywards<br \/>\nAnd drawing from the earth<br \/>\nAnd mingling with the funghi<br \/>\nWho also feel its worth<\/p>\n<p>Its bark resists all comers<br \/>\nThe rain the wind the hail<br \/>\nIts stands their its my sentry<br \/>\nWith it I cannot fail<br \/>\nTo write whatever thoughts<br \/>\nCome to me<br \/>\nEvery single day<br \/>\nThis beech tree is spectacular<br \/>\nIn every single way<\/p>\n<p>It colours its identity<br \/>\nIts there for all to see<br \/>\nBut passers by  they just pass on by<br \/>\nIts image frantically<br \/>\nChanging with each moment<br \/>\nAs the wind taunts and creates<br \/>\nA kaleidescope of wonder<br \/>\nAnd one sees and radiates<\/p>\n<p>A smorgasbord of eye bling<br \/>\nSporadic ever changing<br \/>\nA chorus of great harmonies<br \/>\nAlways ever ranging<br \/>\nAn all embracing figure<br \/>\nProudly standing strong<br \/>\nNothing is going to phase it<br \/>\nBecause it does belong<\/p>\n<p>To where it stands<br \/>\nAnd what it stands for<br \/>\nIts oxygen it shares<br \/>\nOfferring shade and shelter<br \/>\nThis tree of mine just cares<br \/>\nIts eminence is obvious<br \/>\nIt filters light all day<br \/>\nIts dazzling its effulgent<br \/>\nIn every conceivable way<\/p>\n<p>Topaz amber mustard<br \/>\nColours spring to mind<br \/>\nMarigold just to behold<br \/>\nAnd infact underlined<br \/>\nCherry lips and scarlet<br \/>\nFlushed and blushed with glow<br \/>\nAnd at night it turns to sable<br \/>\nWith Its duskiness on show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Existing and enduring Essentially it be Tangible and visible Just how a tree should be A symbol of great beauty Where imagination bloom Deep down ingrained with spirit Where its right to assume Live creatures big and small And insects &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/09\/copper-beech-in-the-autumn-sunshine\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trees-that-i-am-close-to"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38884"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38889,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38884\/revisions\/38889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}