Lonna Blodgett Poet Free verse

Noumenon

I am but an ancient tree
Upstanding in my singularity
Ordained by the forest of my forefathers
I am full spread reaching for the sun
The light of 4.6 billion years never done
The source of all things living

Blanketed in the first snow of countless seasons
Branches laden with the weight of age and gravity
Ancestral roots of infinite years
Entwined with the pathway of my elders

I reach deep into the richness of my mother earth
Binding me to the womb of all that's known
A fertile union of exquisite definition
Conceiving the severity of truth
To harvest the heart of compassion

A simple white dream
A prophet's decree
I am captive to move and sway
With the purity of this moment
Drifting within the winds of wisdom
And timeless certainty

And in this time and space
I become one with that destiny
To be or not in the realm of its tranquility
To breathe with the rhythm and harmony
The beautiful cadence I dance to
The tick-tock clock of eternity

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Connie Marcum Wong May 29, 2022 at 12:36 PM I visited the breathtaking Yosemite and marveled at its beauty many years ago. You honor the splendor of this special tree with your artful words Lonna. A lovely poem deserving of your First placement. Congratulations! Blessings xxoo Lonna Blodgett June 12, 2022 at 12:17 PM Thank you for your great comment Connie. Blessings to you too!

Sara Kendrick January 24, 2021 at 1:46 PM We are bound by that tick-tock of eternity for sure but some day we won't worry about time or space or so I think. Congrats on your winner. Sara Lonna Blodgett January 24, 2021 at 4:15 PM Thank you Sara!

Valerie Staton February 8, 2020 at 6:16 AM I thoroughly enjoyed this poem. The tempo was great and the imagery fantastic! Lonna Blodgett February 15, 2020 at 5:32 PM Thank you Valerie. It is one of my very favorite places anywhere! I wrote it in Yosemite. Lonna

Solomon Ochwo-Oburu February 8, 2020 at 12:12 AM Lonna, I love the last line -the tick tock of eternity. Well done, thoughtful Lonna Blodgett February 15, 2020 at 5:32 PM So happy you liked it. Lonna

Darlene De Beaulieu June 6, 2019 at 12:44 PM Hello Lonna Blodgettt, I like this poem about the ancient tree. it has live a long life. Have a nice day my friend. Lonna Blodgett June 6, 2019 at 7:51 PM Thanks so much!

Line Gauthier May 25, 2019 at 6:17 PM Lovely, Lonna. Congrats on your podium finish. Lonna Blodgett May 25, 2019 at 6:56 PM Thank you Line for your kind word. Much appreciated.

Connie Marcum Wong May 24, 2019 at 7:48 PM This poem is amazing Lonna! Stunning in it's beauty and comfort it gives with its timeless gifts of fresh air, sustaining us along with other trees, providing oxygen we can not live without. I revere the worth of trees and your tribute to them is so impressive. This gem is going into my faves! Congratulations on your podium win. It is most deserving! : ) Lonna Blodgett May 24, 2019 at 10:06 PM I am humbled by your appreciation!

Andrea Dietrich May 24, 2019 at 6:58 PM The beauty of the day and Yosemite were great inspirations for you. Love this. Congrats for your win. Lonna Blodgett May 24, 2019 at 10:05 PM Appreciate your comments very much.

William Kelii Kekaula May 24, 2019 at 6:37 AM You created an endearing artfully crafted piece of gem as it enhanced and instilled the indelible intricacies of the bountiful life that abounds our being as seen through another light. I thank you for your sharing and with my compliments for 3rd Place in the Epic Ethereal Editor Contest, Aloha, William Kekaula Lonna Blodgett May 24, 2019 at 10:35 AM Thank you kindly for your generous comments. I feel very honored to have participated. Looking forward to the next. Lonna