Turn where the willow's tears still fall,
And follow where the river's call,
Through meadows green beyond the wall,
Where whispers echo down the hall
Of ancient secrets, big and small.
Cross over bridges spun from dreams,
Through shimmering, sun-dappled streams.
The path forks left on fairy gleams,
To where the lonely star-seed teems
Upon a hill of pastel schemes.
And when the twilight paints the sky,
Where sleepy clouds go floating by,
You'll see a garden, low and high,
Where painted stones with magic lie,
Beneath the watch of one small fly.
A waterfall of silver sighs
Will lead you past the startled eyes
Of little gnomes who tell no lies,
To where the golden poppy tries
To touch the home that never dies.
It was a dark night-
And I was awake,
Frightened from the sight-
Of a dark lake.
The clock was ticking,
The scary song it made,
Along with the barking,
In this wide forest glade.
Sky was black,
With no moon and stars,
I wish I could go back,
To the way everything was.
Twig twists intersect then spread victory
Receptors sprout cat waving paws
Fold fruit bowl foliage, branch tributary
Lump eye timber columns support
Steer me clear of thatch caged cluster
Cheerleader twirling ribbons sizzle
Shifted to soft focus forest, fairy dusted
In drifting dandelion seed celestial
Thrown down overlap of toasty tobacco
Crinkle constant joke cracked faces
Humour grants razor slim grasses tackle
Unused nests during seasons' phases
Basket interweave splice strap sun poke
Probes timid shade a radiating halo
Lathered limbs in blossom shampoo soak
Crown me neath ghostly citrine glow
Sombre trots towards her restful rotunda
Floating pollen fluff Snugglepot ego
Fingers spring flags of woodland wonder
Grip ant gazette trail to safe gazebo
6th March
Exists in the middle
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 placed her in her resting place
To wait for me to share her space
Till then I’ll walk this lonesome track
And often think of coming back
To visit where we once laid
Two lovers joined in sun-filled glade
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 cubs.
The sun has reached its zenith as a fireball.
Flora are blooming; fauna sleep in the shade
of clouds that will soon bring an afternoon squall.
Crawlers on forest floor, scurry in parade,
as squirrels nibble acorns to their heart's content.
It's a normal day in this timberland glade.
As dusk hurries daylight to make its descent,
weeping willows shed tears of wistful lament.
amber horizon
sun submerges in the sea ~
wolves howl in the night
September 6, 2020
Writing Challenge - Nature Four in One
Sponsored by: Constance La France
* I chose valley, deer, forest and sunset in the order of
crystalline, kimo, terza rima sonnet, and haiku
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 our way.
Through the woods we picked a path
Which to us was not unknown,
Yet to those who knew it not
It was but wild and overgrown.
Then towards our secret glade
A place of happiness and bliss,
Where the sweetest of our memories dwell
Where my love and I shared our first kiss.
Entry for
STRAND COMPLETELY NEW (21) ,any form, any theme Poetry Contest
12/8/2020. Placed=1st.
in a quiet glade
spotted fawn left by mama
in circle of faith
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.
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 might assuredly astound
But that is where the universe is found
True courage is to be unshackled from sorrow
With joy we're the saviors of tomorrow
The pain we endure is not in vain
Sit with me and watch the shadows wane
Every smile is a beacon for the sun
And promising days of fervent fun
We're sunlit pioneers
Who overcame our fears
Watching the darkness fade
In the celestial glade
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 thoughts of goblins and witches dance through her mind
He feeds off of the desires and urges that tempt human kind
She falls asleep under a great oak tree, intoxicated by her vivid dreams
In her slumber he speaks to her, gently whispering “Not everything is as it seems.”
Springing to her feet she sprints back through the trees
Silently he watches her as she flees
sun gilds the glade…
ducks take a quiet respite
nesting in tall reeds
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 me as I wake
o'er the horizon
yesterday's imperfections
look,tomorrow waits
Inspired by Raul's photo
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 incorporate
The silhouette of broken glass
As the pieces start reminding
That thine effigy is masked?
And so riddles doth consume me
In mine ever-silent tongue
With the speech of all that’s screaming
From thy ever-bleeding sun
And when sadness can forget me
I will awake to say
That all of this was nothing
In a golden phantom glade
Withal
A reflection
Ephmeral,too soon
It dissolves as water through my
fingers.
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