Alone In the Woods

In a wooded area 
runs a path seldom trod
it forks off then divides 
one leads to the river bank
where beavers built a bridge
of logs, mud and stone
the water just trickles
at one end while holding
back the river water
the other leads deep into
a dense evergreen forest
filled with tiger lilies, ferns
thistles and green moss
the denseness can confuse
you can lose direction easily
if not familiar you can
become lost in the thick
undergrowth of the forest
so you had to pick your 
path wisely and know your way
or get lost and wonder half the
day finding your way out
like the forest we have to see
a clear path in life and do our best 
not to get lost in everyday things.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019


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Date: 11/19/2019 8:14:00 PM
Finding way out from the forest , finding ways in life.... Great. Some beautiful images . Nice poem . Very well put.
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Phyllis Babcock
Date: 11/23/2019 2:41:00 PM
Thanks for your comment on my poem. phyl
Date: 9/24/2019 2:18:00 PM
This lovely poem is beautifully rendered Phyl. I love the way you have described the beauty of nature in this fabulous piece. Have a great week! This is a Fave for me! xxoo
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Phyllis Babcock
Date: 9/27/2019 12:11:00 PM
Thanks for making it one of your fav. It is from my childhood and we would pick mushrooms and cross the river on the logs the beavers would pile up. Nice to grow up with nature. love phyl
Date: 8/30/2019 10:36:00 PM
Hello Phyllis … nicely described bushwalking event Phyllis. I loved walking beside creeks in deep valleys with the cool air and ferns dominate. I would have loved to see a beaver's home. Nothing like that down here - thanks again Phyllis - Lindsay
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Phyllis Babcock
Date: 9/7/2019 1:28:00 PM
Thanks for your comment and yes guess you would not have a beaver living in your area down under. Could always come to visit and see a beavers house. This is a forest where I grew up. So I guess thoughts of my childhood. love phyl
Date: 8/30/2019 3:33:00 PM
I need to find one of those paths because I seem to wander around lost most of the time. Really nice Phyllis, I like were this poetic path leads.
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Phyllis Babcock
Date: 9/7/2019 1:23:00 PM
Thanks you for your comment Chris. love phyl
Date: 8/30/2019 3:27:00 PM
- I'm bad at direction senses, Phyllis - Sounds like a beautiful fairytale forest :) - It's easy to get lost both in the forest and in the everyday labyrinth - Lovely poem :) - Best wishes on a lovely weekend :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Phyllis Babcock
Date: 9/7/2019 1:22:00 PM
This was a forest near where I grew up. It can easily confuse a person but is also nature at its best. love phyl
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