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Hermitage Poems - Poems about Hermitage


Downstream Time Treads - Revised
Downstream Time treads tick-ticking; He paddles upstream to the woodland, To hermits’ “Evergreen” bookstore: To observe, to feel, and to be with. Hum dreamy murmuring streams, Mystic tip-toeing spirits mutter him; Sooth him sweeping, balmy breezes, And peace plays in his swelling heart. Nuts dive in honey on his leafy plate; Pages flip through on his rocky bed, Anoint owls...

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Categories: hermitage, books, Lullaby, mystery, nature,
Form: Lyric
Lifelong Hermitage Denizen Enjoys Spiritual Freedom
Neither encumbered with material trappings, nor money, (neither of which I miss) mine existence approxi- moxy mates (to me), the state of psychic, intrinsic, and bucolic bliss though far removed from civilization distant as...

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Categories: hermitage, adventure, allegory, environment, fantasy,
Form: Free verse



My Hermitage
This isolation is not in vain. By contemplation I become sane. My hermitage - research and reflect; Mirrors the image of great architects. From Plato to Poe, From Tolstoy to Twain - I'm beginning to grow, My strength to regain. And to rise from the flames- shining again brilliant. Calling stars by their names - I'm free and resilient....

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Categories: hermitage, absence, change, deep, freedom,
Form: Lyric
The Hermitage
Visited The Hermitage; (That's Andrew Jackson's home). My husband looks for history Wherever we do roam. We toured the house and grounds And what we learned was surely plenty; But best of all, a photo op With my face on the 20!...

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Categories: hermitage, house,
Form: Rhyme
Georgia Hermitage
Georgia has mild Cerebral Palsy, And was loved by her PE teacher, At George Abbot School friendly, But didn’t then become a runner. The 2012 Paras got to her heart, Guilted her with school memories And also she wanted to impart, A legacy to her daughter, victories. So she started to train for real, For...

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Categories: hermitage, body, daughter, desire, destiny,
Form: Quatrain




Book: Reflection on the Important Things