Sickened

The gypsy moth’s nest clung like cotton candy, spun sugar; wet and weighty to the pendulous boughs, of white birch and maple a deadly adornment shrouding the forest in an air of decay. A miasma of atmosphere Muffled the morn; dampening the resolve mystifying the mundane multiplying the cloying scent of fallen leafs; solidifying the webs of moth and man unifying the monochrome scene.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Grimshaw Avatar
October 16, 2009 at 3:04 AM
A delight to read and an interesting subject, this poem is vivid and vast ,it has immense vitality in these moments conveyed to me its reader.
Loveless Avatar
October 15, 2009 at 11:29 AM
i have to agree with Yoni. . . i come up with a scene similar to what he described. though i dont find it creepy at all lol....and damn those gypsey moths...always stealing the life and fruit from my trees.... wonderful write. xo Raiin
Dvorkis Avatar
October 12, 2009 at 6:20 AM
damn...pendulous boughs? adornment? miasma? monochrome? you must have scored high on the verbal SATs. You should really submit this one to a magazine, the descriptions are pretty dark and obscure and draw the reader into something they completely don't understand. The visual I have is of a forest completely covered in cobwebs....most creepy. L&L.
Culverhouse Avatar
October 10, 2009 at 6:58 PM
nicely penned
Gass Avatar
October 6, 2009 at 10:45 AM
What images you conjure! Awesome, and deep! Your muse is highly inspired! Love, Robin
Brown Avatar
October 6, 2009 at 3:38 AM
Thank you Deborah for sharing this write with us today. Love, Carol
Cantu Avatar
October 5, 2009 at 8:01 PM
@.@ My brain feels floaty =) thanks a lot for the experience!!=)
Rider Avatar
October 5, 2009 at 4:24 PM
I can fee this down to my marrow! Wonderful poem! ~Trudy~
Goff Avatar
October 5, 2009 at 2:51 PM
every few years we see this clinging on all the bluffside trees, very spooky!... jim
Gumbo Avatar
October 5, 2009 at 10:53 AM
A wonderful write Deborah! vivid my friend.
Cochrane Avatar
October 5, 2009 at 10:14 AM
Great verbs in this poem!! Nicely done. ~KC~
Kendrick Avatar
October 5, 2009 at 9:58 AM
This is an interesting piece. Nicely done. Keep writing. Sara
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