Talisay - Autumn Tree in the Tropics

Talisay - Autumn Tree in the Tropics

Dr Abe V Rotor

1. Moon hanging on a talisay tree

                   

On the bank of Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand AVR photo 2010

 

Hang on and hold the night,

put life to a leafless tree,

even as dawn has yet to come,

you have set me free. ~

Part 2 - Ode to the Talisay

- the Autumn Tree in the Tropics

 

Talisay (Terminalia catappa)

You bring the autumn where there is none;

only monsoon have we, wet and dry;

you lose your crown before the rains come;

and at harvest time, you weep and cry.

Your ancestors left home eons ago

as the continents drifted apart;

divided by the cold and warm sea

surviving them here in this part.

You carry their genes of four seasons,

deciduous without winter snow;

emerging with new crown in summer,

and amihan* is your greatest show.~

Part 3 - Embroidered Leaf of the Talisay

                            

Living with Nature Center, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur

Tattered Christmas Tree in autumn, 

     deciduous to the Season's call;

Nature is reborn, the world rejoices, 

     creatures all, big and small.

4. Talisay - Amihan* is your greatest show.

"How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and

color are their last days." - John Burrows

Herbarium Art: Mounted leaves of talisay (Terminalia catappa)

  

Details: Imprint on acrylic, cured fallen leaves AVR 2025 

*Season of cool winds, Siberian High, October to December

**Terminalia catappa, also known as Country Almond, a large

tropical tree in the leadwood tree family, Combretaceae,