Carolyn Henderson Poet Free verse

Love of Nature

Under canopy of majestic oaks,
leaves swaying, gentle breeze,
rustling of the dancing leaves,
flying chirps, all species,
joyous laughter, melodic sounds,
like violins, bees abound,
peace surrounds
in backyard paradise.
                                                                              
As I partake of nature’s scene,
eyes affix whites, magnolia high,
reminisce of mother in the sky.
Lessons of nature, she did give,
exploration through wooded path,
wild flowers we did name,
birds’ identity, toadstools find, 
love of nature by her design.



Won HM in Mac McGovern's 
Best Poem Contest
June 10, 2010

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Rachel W August 20, 2013 at 9:01 AM You paint a beautiful picture of my favourite place to be, Carolyn-- outside.

Raj Nandy July 26, 2010 at 10:15 PM A GREAT POEM ON NATURE AND CONGRATS FOR YOUR WIN ! -Raj

Sharon Winter June 13, 2010 at 5:58 PM Wow, isn't it funny how I was drawn back to this poem??? I think I need to get outside into nature more! Sorry - next time I will surely find another fabulous poem to chose from! : )) hugs, shar xoxo

Sharon Winter June 13, 2010 at 5:55 PM wow. such beautiful imagery - the beauty of nature expressed here is absolutely stunning and I felt transported while reading! a delight to read your outstanding poetry. congrats on your win! thanks so kindly for your thoughtful comment! love, shar

Sharon Winter June 11, 2010 at 6:31 AM Absolutely breathtaking! Congrats on your most well deserved win! love, shar

Charles Henderson June 10, 2010 at 9:22 PM Very good write, Carolyn, you described it much better than I could have. Charles

Dr.Ram Mehta June 10, 2010 at 7:32 PM Congrats on the HM win, Carolyn

Linda-Marie Sweetheart June 10, 2010 at 7:08 PM Congrats Carolyn on your HM in Mac's contest for best poem ..what a wonderful entry and honor for u to enjoy.. so lets go collect our honors together and enjoy a victory dance as we go.. with luv.. Linda-Marie

June 10, 2010 at 7:03 PM Good use of imagery for a creative view. Congratulations on being one of the winners in Mac's contest. Enjoy your success. Wishing you many more. Karen

Mac Mcgovern June 10, 2010 at 6:45 PM Carolyn, congratulations on your HM in my contest.

Andrea Dietrich June 5, 2010 at 10:46 PM Aha, a very lovely one here that I somehow missed of your recent posts! Yeah,when push comes to shove, I amost always manage to come up with stuff, in this case, the silly poem about cowboys and indians. thanks for reading and commenting. LUv, andrea

Brian Strand May 25, 2010 at 12:55 AM One for the favourites Carolyn.A lovely poem.Rgds Brian

Linda-Marie Sweetheart May 23, 2010 at 6:23 PM Awesome Carolyn.... what a crazy week for me but full of un ..laptop fried so at a computer bar and raining here so wanted to get my entries into several of the remaining contests.. the bikini seemed to fit ... haha..truly it does this year so I thought ..why not...u have started a great contest my friend..good luck.. and new blogs posted about Adam and Eve... want to pick your Adam? extra points ...luv.. Linda-Marie..

May 23, 2010 at 5:13 PM Nice use of imagery to paint a picture with words. You have me smiling with this one. Thank you for sharing it with us and for your kind comment. Karen

John Freeman May 22, 2010 at 11:34 AM Awesome lines in free verse fine, with rhymes, I find. Thanks for your gracious comment. Agape, Moses

Debbie Guzzi May 21, 2010 at 12:33 PM Yup spring is here and it's grand! Thank you! Light & Love

Anish Shrivastava May 18, 2010 at 2:54 AM quite natural.. and really nice..

Joyce Johnson May 10, 2010 at 10:58 PM A descriptive and fluent piece. Thank you for your nice comments. Love, Joyce

Michael J. Falotico May 10, 2010 at 3:16 PM I so much enjoy reading your work... wonderful as always ..... Michael

Linda-Marie Sweetheart May 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM Such beautiful imagery Carolyn and luv your bees abound like violins too.. we have many in my neighborhood in N.J. ... a backyard paradise is so lovely to behold.. enjoyed your creative write today..luv.. Linda-Marie

Larry Belt May 9, 2010 at 10:50 AM Very nice write Carolyn......Larry

Daniel Cwiak May 8, 2010 at 6:47 AM Nice write! I love the breaks because you can close your eyes and see and hear the 'backyard paradise'.

Danny Nunn May 7, 2010 at 7:49 PM Mother Nature can be sweet, but she can be a bear..good write..thanks on Granny..the old days sadly to say are gone my friend..Danny

Caroline Cécile Delacroix May 7, 2010 at 2:32 PM A very nice write, inspiring with great imagery, Carolyn. Great flow, enjoyed this reading. Thanks for sharing and thank you for your comments on my latest. Best wishes, Caroline.

Kim M May 7, 2010 at 2:06 PM This poem evokes a very relaxing, peaceful scene. I like the image of you as a very young girl going for a walk with your mother through or near the woods and having her point out the different flowers and critters observed along the way. I imagine you might have picked berries along the way. I pictured you alone with your mother, although I know you have siblings, and I wonder where they might have been.

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