Amidst the Dense Forest

Amidst the dense forest
    he found rays of light
  for the high-wire act
    he enacted each night

  From the arms of one branch
    he leaped, to land in another
  Embracing love's chances
    in risque romances ... 

  With dawn, a tiny voice stirred
    deep down within him
  'It's time to go home
    no more this night roam'

  Yet the thrill of the high-wire
    enticed him to stay
  Just one more branch
    and he'd call night a day

  So he leaped one more time
    but missing the arms
  Crashed into a trunk
    that raised an alarm ... 

  ... in the pale light of dawn
  that hung o'er the woods
  before his eyes his true wife
    ~ forsaken, she stood
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September 4, 2023 at 7:22 PM
Oh dear me….all over red rover!! Nice poem BB!! Debx
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September 3, 2023 at 8:36 PM
Very entertaining Narrative poem, gw. Bill
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September 3, 2023 at 1:00 AM
One leap too much The poor wife will miss touch, With her man who had a choice To leap or listen to the voice. Amidst the dense forest, Lovely narrative, Gershon. Thank you.
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