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Sensing Nature

Beautiful flowers ~ trees in bloom 
Monarchs mating on mimosas 
Bedded below the willow ~ fawn 
Close your eyes ~ shush ~ did you see that
 
Lingered aromas ~ beauty scents
Vegetation growth ~ fruited vines 
Mother greenery ~ father earth 
Close your eyes ~ shush ~ did you smell that

Sunshine above ~ sunburn alert 
Warm mild breezes ~ slight hair movement 
Heart smiling ~ enjoying god's gifts 
Close your eyes ~ shush ~ did you feel that
 
Raging rivers ~ water falling 
Soft winds whistle ~ tree branches crack 
Birds singing ~ wood pecker pecking 
Close your eyes ~ shush ~ did you hear that 

( 8 syllable pattern) 


Shush-Did You Hear That Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Anthony Slausen 
9/13/2018

Copyright © Charles Messina | Year Posted 2018

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Line Gauthier Date: 9/23/2018 11:13:00 PM Lovely, Charles. Congrats on your well deserved win. Login to Reply

Brandy Nicole Date: 9/22/2018 2:42:00 PM :) Congratulations Charlie. Your thoughts truly are breathtaking. ~ Brandy Login to Reply

Carrie Richards Date: 9/21/2018 7:42:00 PM You have made us listen to the beauty around us !! Lovely poem, Charles !! Login to Reply Charles Messina Date: 9/22/2018 10:55:00 AM Thank you so much, Carrie. And thanks for your visit...Charlie

Curtis Moorman Date: 9/21/2018 6:47:00 PM Charlie, Your sense of hearing, smell, sight are exquisite as expressed in this soon to be fave for me. Wonderful imagery, my friend! Login to Reply Charles Messina Date: 9/22/2018 10:56:00 AM Curtis, thank you so much my great friend. Have a nice weekend...blessings

Heidi Sands Date: 9/21/2018 7:53:00 AM Thank you for bringing all this to us. Very nice :) Login to Reply Charles Messina Date: 9/22/2018 10:57:00 AM And thank you, Heidi, for your lovely comment! :)

Brandy Nicole Date: 9/14/2018 11:05:00 PM Yes, I did hear that. :) I love how your words create this moment. The images you paint are visible in my mind and I want to be there. I am closing my eyes now- and I will be in this poem. ~ Brandy Login to Reply Charles Messina Date: 9/18/2018 9:23:00 AM So glad you closed your eyes, and became part of this. Thank you, Brandy ~ Charlie

Arturo Michael Date: 9/14/2018 9:14:00 PM You're in the now...Can you feel it...Nice one...Nice write Charles... Login to Reply Charles Messina Date: 9/18/2018 9:24:00 AM Yes, I can feel it..lol Thank you, Arturo

Chris Green Date: 9/14/2018 8:01:00 AM Wow, this was beautifully crafted and so descriptive that the reader (me) felt like they were standing out there listening to nature with you. Nicely done. Much luck in the contest Login to Reply Charles Messina Date: 9/18/2018 9:25:00 AM Thanks Chris, I really appreciate you kind words.

Winged Warrior Date: 9/14/2018 6:08:00 AM Great write my friend...hey! your Charlieku is doing fine and living in the suburbs lol...love & light...^WW^ Login to Reply Charles Messina Date: 9/18/2018 9:27:00 AM Thank you, WW. I have to tell you, I love my new nick-name lol Yeah, looks like a lot of poets seem to find this form interesting. Thank you again...Charlieku

Caren Krutsinger Date: 9/13/2018 11:40:00 PM When I closed my eyes and hushed, I did not see or hear any of this, but I quieted myself, so I could open my eyes and read your beautiful poem, and then I felt and saw it all, Charles. Wonderful imagery! Login to Reply Charles Messina Date: 9/18/2018 9:28:00 AM Thank you, Caren. I really appreciate you reading my poems. Glad you enjoyed this one. Charlie

Lindsay Laurie Date: 9/13/2018 10:52:00 PM G'day Charles … our senses amongst natural beauty are the truest sounds, sights, and smells that we can ever imagine along with our other senses of course - thank you Charles - Lindsay Login to Reply Charles Messina Date: 9/18/2018 9:30:00 AM G'day Lindsay, Yes these are all beautiful. How boring would life be without them. ~Charlie

Susan Ashley Date: 9/13/2018 9:58:00 PM My dear friend, I closed my eyes ~ and I shushed ~ and I saw, smelled, felt and heard your sensational poem with every fiber of my being... your inspiring and moving imagery of Nature stirred and evoked my senses and emotions.. Best wishes for a win, Charlieku :)) ~Susan Login to Reply Charles Messina Date: 9/13/2018 10:05:00 PM Oh Susan, you sure do know how to put a smile on my face before I retire for the evening and head off into my dreamland. I so much appreciate your always lovely and heartfelt wonderful comments. You are a blessing my dear friend. Thank you so much my very very very talented friend. Have a nice evening. ~ Charlieku :)