Listening To the Hush

I sit here
grounded on the banks
a steady stream
of emotions
purl over mind's thoughts
as i skip stones
on the river below
listening to the echoes
as it babbles on

i've traveled
the same long
winding path
i watch it take
as it fades
into the fog

i close my eyes
listening to the hush
of another somber day
carried on the zephyr
of spring's rain

i see you
momentarily
reaching out
beyond shadows
before they fall

i sit here
grounded
on the banks
of time

awaiting
.... alone
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Wolves Avatar
April 30, 2020 at 9:20 AM
This is truly a lovely write. Solitude sometimes mixes with sadness yet brings healing reflection
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 8:02 AM
Thank you so much Robert :) hugs
Blodgett Avatar
April 29, 2020 at 3:46 PM
Your sense of aloneness and your relationship to the nature of it was truly captured in your words. Lovely
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 8:02 AM
Thank you Lonna... nature was always my saving grace through life... hugs
Lamoureux Avatar
April 29, 2020 at 11:44 AM
I enjoyed this tranquil piece Sandra. Hugs Rick.
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 8:01 AM
Thank you so much Rick... hugs
Horsman Avatar
April 28, 2020 at 10:22 PM
Awesome poetry, Sandra, truly classic..love it..stay safe..Harry
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 8:01 AM
Thank you so much Harry... you stay safe as well :) hugs
Proxenos Avatar
April 28, 2020 at 11:11 AM
Your imagery is poetry perfect - painting a picture so lifelike - you sound sad, cheer up my friend, soon we will all be celebrating, Blessings, love and hugs, Jennifer.
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 8:00 AM
Thank you so much Jennifer :) hugs
Wolf Avatar
April 27, 2020 at 6:31 PM
Almost unbearable. Almost... The anguish felt. :) gw
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 8:00 AM
Thank you Gershon... hugs
Dietrich Avatar
April 27, 2020 at 3:48 PM
love this one and the feelings it evokes. Always your poems are such gems.
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 8:00 AM
Thank you so much Andrea :) hugs
Sands Avatar
April 27, 2020 at 3:42 PM
Beautifully written Sandy . I can relate and I can feel it :)
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 7:59 AM
Thank you so much Heidi :) hugs
Mcconnell Avatar
April 27, 2020 at 3:26 PM
Such a lovely tone of nature and loneliness Sandy,you've penned this with great discretion and beauty as one is encaptured and drawn in. hugs and blessings, Gordon
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 7:59 AM
Thank you so much Gordon! hugs and blessings
Hamilton Avatar
April 27, 2020 at 2:43 PM
Another beautifully sad write Sandy, love how this one flows like the stream!
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 7:59 AM
Thank you so much John... hugs and blessings :)
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April 27, 2020 at 7:15 AM
Having been brought up into the arms of nature , I love all its sounds and its phenomena. They make you feel alive plus they make you feel an undivided part of it. Marvelous poem dearest, Sandra. Loved it. Hugs xoxo
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 7:58 AM
Thank you so much Demetrios...I grew up in the country and always had nature surrounding me with its beauty... hugs and blessings XoXo
Pandit Avatar
April 27, 2020 at 6:53 AM
Glad to see you find comfort in sound of nature: listening to the echoes as it babbles on--so well said, Sandy. Emotions always lurk in the background as you so well illustrated my friend.
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 7:57 AM
Thank you Vijay...it is often a wonderful comfort when enjoying the beauty of nature... hugs
Hicks Avatar
April 27, 2020 at 1:49 AM
Very somber feeling reading this poem ... just you and nature ... but not that peaceful kind of solitude ... rather an emptiness when one revisits familiar things, but you, yourself, have changed. I think the isolation is getting to everyone ... stay safe, Sandra.
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 7:56 AM
Thank you Timmy... as a child it was often just me and nature, I have always loved being alone in nature... hugs
Marcum Wong Avatar
April 26, 2020 at 9:05 PM
The sounds of nature are such a comfort when loneliness has its grip on us. I love where this poem took me Sandra. Thank you! xxoo
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 7:54 AM
Thank you so much Connie... hugs XoXo
Ashley Avatar
April 26, 2020 at 8:44 PM
Such beautiful and intimate melancholy, Sandra. I was captivated by the emotion of your imagery - deeply moving poetry. Warmest wishes to you always.. ~Susan
Adams Avatar
May 2, 2020 at 7:54 AM
Thank you so much Susan... hugs
Rose  Avatar
April 26, 2020 at 8:34 PM
I hope we don't have to wait much longer to go out and enjoy life without fear Sandra, thank you for sharing your poem, Blessing and heart prayers
Adams Avatar
April 26, 2020 at 8:37 PM
thank you so much Pixie... my work is probably off till at least august... I too hope this pandemic ends soon.. it's been keeping my muse silent and when I sit to write it seems to sneak in the current events... thanks for the read... stay safe, hugs and blessings :)
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