Best Glade Poems

Lantern of the Shadowed Glade

In shadowed glades where spirits dwell,
Beneath the boughs of an ancient spell. 
A pumpkin awaits, its fate foretold,
By tomes of old and tales untold.

Carved with care by children’s hands,
A toothy grin upon its face expands.
Yet, within those haunting, hollowed eyes,
Lies a...

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The valley is hushed before daybreak,
until the animals awake.

Fawns snuggle for warmth against their mothers
beneath leaves of aspen trees, 
dappled in dawn's pale light.

In thicket and forest, dense with vines and shrubs, 
there is a lake with cascading waterfall
where Mama Bear fishes for her hungry...

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o'er the horizon

yesterday's imperfections

look,tomorrow waits



Inspired by Raul's photo...

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In a far off field are dark green blades growing and a lovely daisy nodding,
In a far off meadow a king-cup stands there, with a yellow primrose so fair,
In a far off glade there is green grass growing, there I will rest my feet,
A warm...

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gently touching hands
    strolling barefoot by a stream
    a timeless romance 

    And the grass won't pay no mind.
    Written and performed by Neil Diamond.

    9 / 2 / 2019....

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         Twig twists intersect then spread victory
         Receptors sprout cat waving paws
         Fold fruit bowl foliage, branch tributary 
  ...

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sun gilds the glade…

    ducks take a quiet respite

        nesting in tall reeds...

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Take me to the willows
Pull my heart away
Rest my spirit in the grass
May I ever stay
Beneath the sky so cloudless
I rest here at the glade
From my depth, I breath in
Peace beneath the shade
Battles filled with glory 
Hold less than they take
Wash the feet so tattered
Bathe...

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Dancing in the shade
Of the celestial glade

We're moonlit pioneers
Who overcame our fears

Bravery not knavery
In a cosmic soup so savory

Beauty is in crystalline flowers
And monolithic towers

Remove inhibition and take a tour
And enjoy the universe's greatest score

And realize after awhile
Nothing is as beautiful as a smile

And it...

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Reason doth consume thee
In thine ever-fading glade
Of subtle dying beauty
Of frozen silent play

The sadness underwhelming
Compared to the cascade
Of screaming, which is nothing
Next to this rotting cage

Why ever did we let go
Of all that we could save
When valour is so lacking
And nobody is brave?

Will thine effigy...

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The maidens face, fair and pure
The Devils will, sinister and obscure

She runs gracefully among the oleanders through the glade
Deep below, evil lurks, above light begins to fade

Darkness stretches across the land, spurring the young lady’s imagination
Rushing to the surface, Satan hides behind her nervous elation

Devious...

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In a far off field are dark green blades growing and a lovely daisy nodding,
In a far off meadow a king-cup stands there, with a yellow primrose so fair,
In a far off glade there is green grass growing, there I will rest my feet,
A warm...

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We took a path through yonder glade
Beneath the mighty beechwood’s shade
A clearing sparse where sunlight played
Upon the moss where we once laid
Our souls entwined in deep repose
My love and I the place we chose
To seal our love that summer day
A promise kept till yesterday
When I...

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We walked through fields of flaxen wheat
Crossed country lanes and ancient stiles,
We forded streams in joyous mood
It seemed we walked for miles and miles.

Way afar church bells rang out
Calling the flock to come and pray,
We listened to those plaintive peals
And with lifted hearts went on...

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REFLECTION
I have often found respite on woodland walks. I listen, look, take every image as a point of view. On reflection, I think you do too. Often smells tell tales of what has been, flowers beckon, smell me, please. A rustle in the undergrowth, I've...

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