Shades of Gratitude. Standing alone enduring through time. Leavy beasts have inspired this rhyme. To think of memories about this tree. Providing it's shade just for me. Was a tiny twig of a sprout. Growing along my paper route. Four leaves and one foot tall. This tree wasn't much at all. Nothing special to do that day. "What are you doing?", people did say. "I'm giving the tree a little drink, That's okay, don't you think?" I watered this tree once a day. After all it was on my way. I gave it tender loving care. Never seen anyone stare. Time went on and I grew big. And I forgot about this twig. Thirty years later I see that tree. I wonder if it remembers me. This tree is grown now tall and wide. As I nestle up on the sunless side. This tree remembers the effort I made. In gratitude it provides me shade. © Mike Dimond 2000 Please take the time won't cost a dime. It's pleasure of mine To have you sign. © 2000 Mike Dimond

Poem to my mom See The Eagle What's in Life The Tender Child, me Why me? My Baseball Daughter Shivers My Motto Happy to be me Every day I will! The Morning Dew My URL Wish! Me and the Bully Dad I Understand Glue My Heart A War not won! The Vets Home The Feeling Grew I am the Stranger Heart of Purple An Ageless Wind Teen-Aged Horror A New Ice Age Cupid's Duty Love is Like Tree Bark Proudly U.S. Marine! An Emotional Stampede A Love Seed You Be You Dreaming Brightly Special Way to Say That First Kiss The Rod and Feel of it Across the Miles My Yesterdays Byegone Days of Value The Answer Bright Dreams A One Cent Present You're My Treasure My Inspiration The Days We Love Dreaming Of You Why Does? Merry Christmas Mom My Christmas Poem 1999 Merry Christmas To You My Best Friend Painted Pictures His Last Breath Valentine Dreams Love Sails Through My Mind Judgement Day Mother's Day to Mom Thank You Freedom I dream of you everyday Under the Moon the Stars are Gleaming A Love in Bloom True Love on a Carpet of Green Drunk on Root Beer Celebrate Friendship Anniversary Gilligans_Island As Love Sings Having Just Another Day Pictures Memories & Words A Touch of Friendship If I Could Write... I'd Write To be a Marine A Touch From An Angel Be Like a Tree Friends & My Love & My Friend © Lolly and © Mike Dimond Love Outshines Every Star Follow Their Path Continue If You Dare Anonymous & Unknown An Angel in White I'm Not Mindless A few highschool poems of mine The Seed From Need Someday for Nowhere Dance Through Lunch Hello Is Not Too Late Childhood Memories Shades of Gratitude Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon Dear Mom © Lolly Forever Friends © Lolly Miss Her © Lolly Shallow Minds © Beth Gatewood Coming Soon Coming Soon Poems I wrote in Highshool I'll add them from time to time Love in the Park Beyond Heaven's Gate Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon