Gary Bateman Poet Terza Rima

Notes About The Poem

Author's Notes:  "Dreaming of Nature’s Love So Rare" is a co-write / co-authored poem by Gary Bateman and Liam McDaid.  Our purpose with this poem, rendered in 10 unrhymed Tercet sequential stanzas (with a varied syllabication schema), is to portray a series of dream-like sequences as a person (i.e., the narrator) is standing in a remote forested area of hills and valleys and begins to attentively and thoroughly observe the most wondrous and beautiful everyday pleasures that Mother Nature herself brings into this world we call our home:  Earth.  Every sight, smell, touch, sound, and any associated mystical or magical events this narrator observes forms the essential metaphor of this poem, to wit:  “All of the events discussed result in a unified Dream of One associated with nature’s love so very special or rare.”  At least this was our mutual thematic intent and attempt with this particular poem.  (Gary Bateman and Liam McDaid - November 20, 2014) (Terza Rima in unrhymed Tercet poetic format)

Categories:  autumn, beauty, earth, emotions, imagery, love, and magic.

Dreaming of Nature's Love So Rare

Standing looking across sweeping thoughts and hopes 
alone crying into distant faraway hills and valleys  
dreaming I saw before me a big white puff of smoke 

Drifting low circling from out of chimneys pots high 
slowly moving creeps inner vision dancing with me 
candy floss happily towards the glen sweet aroma scent

Scenting turf fires the nostrils with wild scent upon air as
a sun melting her warm fingers into one's back soothing 
pure in a baby blue clear sky setting, rising high feelings 

Upon a cool caressing Autumn breeze Mother Nature
arrives with songbirds singing sweet clearly with echoes 
and most beautiful tunes carried ever so gently in the air 

Within a quite stillness silently whispers gasp and cry
splitting down the middle a teardrop falls always slowly
in love with this forever dream, and to the end sighs

Standing on the edge of a pretty crystal cool blue pond
while watching the presence of beautiful fairy elves
and their most wonderful laughs and smiles so ever true

Smelling the wonderful aroma of pure mountain air
with that assured feeling the all is fresh, crisp, real
and flowers, plants, and grass talking to one another

Dreaming many perfect dreams of mermaids sitting
grouped in a green water pool at the waterfall’s edge
and sensing their joy, beauty, laughter, and smiles

This is what dreams are made of as we sense and see
most wondrous things and objects of perfect symmetry
as we feel mountain rain and a most delicious soft wind

Mother Nature and her magical world of treasures and
such beauty indeed make all gods of centuries past and
present stand up and applaud graciously our Dreaming One 

Gary Bateman and Liam McDaid – A Collaborated Poem, 
Copyright © All Rights Reserved (November 20, 2014) 
(Terza Rima in Unrhymed Tercet poetic format)

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Gary Bateman December 1, 2014 at 9:02 PM Funom . . . Thanks so much for visiting again. I enjoy you poetry too. Glad you liked this particular poem!! Best Always, Gary

Funom Makama December 1, 2014 at 9:46 AM I had a fantastic read. I will really love to read more of your work.... Gary Bateman December 1, 2014 at 9:03 PM Funom . . . Thanks so much for visiting again. I enjoy you poetry too. Glad you liked this particular poem!! Best Always, Gary

Geza Kovacs November 24, 2014 at 8:37 PM Felt great to read! Gary Bateman November 25, 2014 at 3:30 PM Geza, Thanks so much for your read here. Glad you enjoyed this particular poem that Liam McDaid and I co-authored. I must check out your latest poems too!! Best Always, Gary

Dorian Petersen Potter November 23, 2014 at 8:35 AM Hello there Gary! Very beautiful poem write collaboration between you and Liam. I am very impressived indeed! A 7 for me for you and Liam too! You're such a wonderful person and friend and very creative poet in my heart and book. Keep the ink flowing Gary! You're great and this like all I truly mean it!Thanks a lot for all.Have a wonderful week ahead! God bless you! :) Love and hugs! xxx D. Gary Bateman November 23, 2014 at 10:38 AM Dorian My Dear -- Thanks so much!! I too always look forward to your most wonderful and meaningful comments. I try to keep the Ink Flowing Always since I'm wanting to get my first book of selected poems published this next year. I know that Liam appreciates your comments too on our co-authored writes. You are a most passionate and talented poet!! Best!! XOXO, Gary

Darlene Gifford November 22, 2014 at 7:23 PM Mother natures beautiful treasures are there for all to see who take the time to observe and explore this wonderful, world we live in. A beautiful poem! I am there breathing in the pure mountain air and playing with the fairy elves and mermaids by the waterfalls edge. Thanks Gary ad Liam for this inspiring poem that I will want to read again and again. A sav and a 7 from me. And keep them coming. Blessings, Darlene Gary Bateman November 23, 2014 at 7:44 AM Hello Darlene!! Thanks so much here for your most wonderful comments. Glad you liked this poem. (Liam may comment separately later.) I know that both of us are excited about a number of writes we've done and some more planned that touch on the fairy elves' genres. I know that we're looking at publication of these fantasy co-writes in Ireland later. Best Always!! Gary

Arthur Vaso November 21, 2014 at 11:25 PM Wow, very creative, a great collaboration, I know its not easy to collaborate, this is really really good! I tip my hat off to you both! Cheers! Gary Bateman November 21, 2014 at 11:32 PM Arthur, Thanks so much for your most gracious comment here!! Liam and I have done a number of collaborations over the past month or so. You are right -- the collaborations can be very challenging, yet we both share a common purpose on a number of themes which makes this effort all the more rewarding. More to come in the future!! Best Always, Gary

John Matthews November 21, 2014 at 8:57 AM thanks for your comments John Matthews Gary Bateman November 21, 2014 at 2:25 PM No problem John. Look forward to reading more of your poetry in the future!! Best Always, Gary

Jan Allison November 20, 2014 at 5:34 PM such a beautiful flow to the write with incredible imagery:-) well penned Gary and Liam:-) Hugs Jan xx Gary Bateman November 21, 2014 at 2:22 PM Jan . . . Thanks so much from both me and Liam!! (Liam might comments separately back to you too!!). I always enjoy hearing from you Jan!! Best Always, Gary

Liam Mcdaid November 20, 2014 at 2:44 PM i really love how this drew for me gary your pen flowed like silk deeply beautiful pal thumbs up the leprechaun is dancing around his hat smiling Gary Bateman November 20, 2014 at 3:17 PM Liam Mate!! I think our team write on this theme turned out splendidly. Me thinks the Old Leprechaun Choir will be singing praises of joy on this one. Best to Ya' . . . Gary