A Giant In the Garden

I sing to the world as evening arrives,
my sweet dulcet voice calling.
When out of the blue a giant stops by.
Under the verdant green bush I hide
while around me I watch the leaves falling.

So awkwardly they bumble through
the giants on legs spindly and long.
Walking past dogwood and bending yew,
my hiding place in constant view,
he stops and looks, he hears my song.

Cup in hand he walks toward me.
My gentle voice I silence.
Looking through each bush and tree,
as leaves quiver in gentle breeze,
My mind in tranquil quiescence.

A hand extends through thicket dense
to grab me from the perch I've known.
His hesitation I can sense,
as voice I hear from distance says,
"James, leave the crickets alone."


08/25/15
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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A  Avatar
September 18, 2015 at 1:40 PM
awesome... SKAT
Allison Avatar
September 18, 2015 at 11:07 AM
glad to see you place with this James - my congrats:-) hugs Jan xx
A. Sharma Avatar
September 16, 2015 at 11:00 PM
Wonderful write n win James! Big congrats!
Roper Avatar
September 16, 2015 at 5:25 PM
Back to congratulate you on your win! hugs Eve
D. Avatar
September 16, 2015 at 12:50 PM
thanks
Fisher Avatar
August 30, 2015 at 1:16 PM
This is a great write, James. Hope it does well in the contest!
Roper Avatar
August 29, 2015 at 12:05 PM
What a wonderful poem, I love the twist at the end perfect for the contest a 7. Thank you so much for visiting my ABC poem. Hugs Eve
Guillermo - Fraser Avatar
August 27, 2015 at 4:09 AM
love the twist in the end... flow is good and the imagery also!!!~Olive Eloisa =')
Inman Avatar
August 27, 2015 at 7:21 AM
Thanks Olive. Appreciate the nice comment.
Wigley Avatar
August 26, 2015 at 9:17 PM
Well crafted, James, kept me guessing. Superb. Good luck in the contest, not that you'll need it. Regards, Viv
Inman Avatar
August 27, 2015 at 7:19 AM
Sorry for for the misspell, Viv, wrote it in a hurry on my phone last night.
Inman Avatar
August 26, 2015 at 9:21 PM
Thanks Viv, sometimes luck is all I've got.
Manassian Avatar
August 26, 2015 at 5:57 PM
This is a superb write. I didn't expect the ending and was getting a little...uneasy wondering what giant was going to lurk out from behind a bush or tree. Great ending...unexpected. Thanks for your lovely visit to my poem.
Inman Avatar
August 26, 2015 at 6:47 PM
Thanks Eileen. Love your poetry.
La France Avatar
August 26, 2015 at 4:45 PM
Thanks for visiting my poem. I L O V E this wonderful write ~~
Inman Avatar
August 26, 2015 at 5:20 PM
Thank You BW.
Haight Avatar
August 26, 2015 at 4:26 PM
Love your poem, James! What a turn-around ending that I didn't see coming! Very clever. All the best for the contest. Sandra
Inman Avatar
August 26, 2015 at 4:44 PM
Thank you, Sandra, for the nice comment.
Ward Avatar
August 26, 2015 at 8:47 AM
An interesting poem, James. Well done for its imaginary qualities. Julia, :)
Inman Avatar
August 26, 2015 at 10:17 AM
Thanks Julia
Guzzi Avatar
August 25, 2015 at 8:00 PM
This made me smile! THANKS Light & Love
Inman Avatar
August 25, 2015 at 8:53 PM
Thank you Debbie, I love it if I can make someone smile.
Dietrich Avatar
August 25, 2015 at 7:46 PM
wow, I was thinking you were a bird. It makes so much more sense that the boy would be trying to catch a cricket. This is GREAT thinking out side the box. I would surely rate it high if it were in a contest of mine called Giant animals!!
Inman Avatar
August 25, 2015 at 8:51 PM
Hey Andrea. Thanks for the positive comment.
Allison Avatar
August 25, 2015 at 3:40 PM
Love your take on the theme James such wonderful personification - I went for ants as my 'giant' animal - looks like we were both thinking out of the box lol:-) hugs Jan xx
Allison Avatar
August 25, 2015 at 3:50 PM
lol:-) Hugs Jan xx
Inman Avatar
August 25, 2015 at 3:48 PM
Jan, I thought about ants! The first line I thought about changed it to crickets. Great minds think alike, too bad in this case you're thinking like me.
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