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A Pile of Wood Chips

From life to vivaciousness wood chips will nourish with nutrients' fix. Ah... whiffs of fresh pine sift as temperature rises, steam swirling from this pile higher than I. Should I climb upon it and slide down, I could drown in the sweet smelling heat. Woodland bits would grip garments like embellishments, pokes groping my skin as I whimsically wince, pinecone punctures perceived as pleasures. My hair would wear the wilderness afresh, twigs twirling between tresses to rest. With sought satisfaction of childhood carelessness, hugging trees' sacrificial splendor, I plunge in and spin. 2/29/2020

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/3/2020 7:06:00 AM

Your poem fills the senses...especially touch and smell. The video made me smile. I can visualize all this rain water climbing my weeping willow. Excited to see the lovely foliage Of Spring. xx Kim (a fave)

Juliet Ligon
Date: 3/3/2020 2:32:00 PM

Thanks so much, Kim. I'm glad you enjoyed the video, too. James Prigioni has so much enthusiasm for his hobby. I'd subscribed to him on YouTube last year and he always gets me excited to garden.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/2/2020 6:42:00 PM

Love the way you envisioned this, Juliet, and the fresh imagery with which you built anticipation. Lovely penned! Smiles, Gershon

Juliet Ligon
Date: 3/3/2020 2:26:00 PM

Thanks, Gershon. Much appreciated.

Silent One

Date: 3/1/2020 9:18:00 AM

It seems you have fond memories of wood chips from your childhood...we never forget certain smells ...

Juliet Ligon
Date: 3/1/2020 12:38:00 PM

Thanks, Silent One. This is actually my anticipation of receiving another arborist wood chip pile delivered. We've made our entire yard of wood chips, raised beds, and fruit trees. It smells so fresh and the plants love it. James Prigioni from YouTube is my inspiration and it's similar to what our yard looks like.

Krish Radhakrishna

Date: 3/1/2020 6:57:00 AM

The smell of wood chips, it fills me with nostalgia and childhood fun! Thanks for this lovely verse!

Juliet Ligon
Date: 3/1/2020 12:32:00 PM

Thanks, Krish. I'm still a child at heart when I see a fresh pile of wood chips. We've been using them for our entire yard and our plants love them. Cuts down on watering too.