Jaded Trail

Blithe fools traipsing through bleary hollow 
Airy sprites in hovering tents shadow
Brooding sylvan fringe shrouding light with her swaying willow
Jaded beams peep through the crenelated steeple's window
Sprouting thickets bristling with spiny tendrils each step harrow
Creepy vermin frenetically scurry under foot from burrow to 
burrow
A musty dampness shivers intruders; beneath feet liken's slimy 
residual doth grow  
Whistling winds hauntingly whisper a doleful strain 
Ominous portent overhead; hoot owls continuously bleet their eerie 
refrain
Perilous pitfalls surround; ensnaring cracks, crevices unwitting lives 
drain
Poisonous foliage ensconses the beaten path distilled with its 
potion of pain
Jagged course nearly run; wayfarers enlightened by each 
cumbersome travail 
Weary itinerants seasoned on nature's, menacing plain
Pensively treading the last mile over the rough, foreboding terrain
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Brown Avatar
April 8, 2011 at 7:32 AM
I have stopped by to read your excellent poetry today Stephen. I hope to be back soon to read more. I wish you the best with your writing always. Love, Carol
Anderson Avatar
April 8, 2011 at 7:32 AM
Very nice poem...Jimmy
Culverhouse Avatar
April 7, 2011 at 6:23 PM
I always wondered how to spell traipsing....
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April 7, 2011 at 6:21 PM
Enjoyed your descriptive work and thanks for checking out Gen. Forest. I watched a civil war documentary last night it was interesting how smart the generals all were. There were pictures of trenches and barbed pricks in certain battles that was amazing and sad.
Sweetheart Avatar
April 7, 2011 at 9:22 AM
Sounds much like a rain forest in deep seclusion Stephen.. beautiful and expressive imagery and great vivid visuals throughout this dynamic write luv..
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