Forest Primeval

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(Entry for the Tanka-Haiku Poetry Contest, sponsored by Oliver Mckeithan, submitted August 2, 2025)

a leisurely stroll, walking alone in the park, I voice deep secrets - thoughts that I have never shared - with the forest primeval verdant, sheltering, it absorbs the unrevealed; nature is opaque

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Paghunda Zahid

Date: 8/3/2025 10:40:00 AM

Congratulations on your placement Jim

Jim Healey
Date: 8/3/2025 5:40:00 PM

Thank you very much. Hope you enjoyed it. Cheers from Canada.

Oliver Mckeithan

Date: 8/3/2025 10:25:00 AM

Congrats on your placement in my contest Jim. I can picture myself in the woods. Too bad we didnt make it to Fundy National Park. I hear it is a wonderful place to hike

Jim Healey
Date: 8/3/2025 10:32:00 AM

Oliver, thank you very much. Can’t say I’ve been to Fundy National Park. Not in my part of Canada. But it sounds very interesting.

John Fleming

Date: 8/3/2025 5:17:00 AM

Excellent poetry, Jim - enjoyed your efforts! :) john

Jim Healey
Date: 8/3/2025 6:08:00 AM

Thank you John. Glad you enjoyed. Cheers from Canada. Jim

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 8/2/2025 5:16:00 PM

riveting words, Jim! Outstanding combination...one form flowed into the other beautifully! Best wishes with the contest...and enjoy your evening, Sara

Jim Healey
Date: 8/2/2025 6:06:00 PM

Thank you, Sara. Glad you enjoyed. J.