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The Ways of the Forest

~ The Ways of the Forest ~

  Beckons the forest
    Come follow me
  My winding trail 
    will sure delight thee

  Through bush and brambles
    thickets and clearings
  The sun unnoticed
    Earth's horizon nearing

  Of a sudden, a chill
    raced down the girl's spine
  At the howl of the wolf
    and the fox's whine

  She lay herself down
    close by a river
  Darkness her blanket
    affrighted, she shivered

             *****
 
  They say that the ways
    of the forest are cruel
  To that hoary old adage
    this tale may add fuel



               August 14, 2020
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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/15/2020 2:04:00 PM

You and I both seem to be on a fairytale kick not to mention we both used hoary. My poem is “Incandescence.” Great poem!