WMNF

Poetry and song
Pour from you, slow
Like standing timber
That forests grow
In deep-wood groves

The seasons’ past
Are on your lips
In breezy notes
Which guide our steps,
Each foot we lift 

Beneath the thaw
Of winter snows
In ageless rhythms
And timeless floes
Your story goes

It flows about us
As a song
The rivers sing
Of mountains strong
And valleys long

It moves within us
As a muse
Whose poetry
We ever choose
To delve into

We come to you
As verses do
That write the lyrics
To the songs 
They fold into


*WMNF = White Mountain National Forest, NH

Copyright © | Year Posted 2024



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Date: 8/26/2024 1:05:00 PM
Your poems are like a breath of fresh air John..literally. I can sense the great outdoors just by reading your words. I really like the poem's rhyming scheme too. Nice one! Cheers - Gary
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John Oldham
Date: 8/30/2024 9:46:00 AM
Thank you, Gary! Happy to hear your thoughts, as always. Best, John
Date: 8/11/2024 8:37:00 PM
John, this is almost unbelievable, but as I was reading your glowing poem, stanza by stanza, I was thinking about the mountainous scenery around Hanover, NH, where I attended college many, years ago. IN FACT, I was thinking about the White Mountains!!! What a small world. Your poem really works, as it evoked precisely the place you depicted so lovely and lovingly. Bravo. An instant fave for me. Thank you, Gershon
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John Oldham
Date: 8/15/2024 3:03:00 PM
That is awesome, Gershon! Dartmouth? Thanks for your feedback and glad you liked the poem! Have fun!
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