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Wobbly Head Bob
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0 posted 2002-02-07 03:11 PM


Cold upon a suburban night
I wandered through the cold
I took two lefts and then a right
To watch the woods unfold

I stepped upon the treelined fringe
And listened for a time
For all the trees did crack and cringe
A tune too fit for rhyme

A break, this was, from busy streets
The clutter and the noise
All lulled away with wooden beats
That all the land enjoys

The parking lots and minivans
Filled to capacity
Recycling bins and garbage cans
Suburban audacity

I stepped inside the wooden shore
To please my wanton ear
Suburban life I want no more
The woods, they want me here


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Member Rara Avis
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1 posted 2002-02-07 08:02 PM


This is very rhytmic.  and I agree the woods sound more enticing.  Joyce
Denise
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2 posted 2002-02-07 09:15 PM


I enjoyed this Bob! Very rythmic!
pegasus111
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3 posted 2002-02-08 01:26 PM


nicely done Bob.. really like the way it flows.

the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost



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4 posted 2002-02-08 03:36 PM


Bob:  Being a country dweller, with access to woods, I totally agree with your decision. I love the woods at any time of year.............well, perhaps not so much right now when snow is shin deep!  I really enjoyed the poem!

Betty Lou Hebert

Jonas
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5 posted 2002-02-09 03:37 AM


"Suburban audacity"

I love that phrase!  There is nothing more relaxing than escaping the chaos for a little one on one time with nature.

Wobbly Head Bob
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6 posted 2002-02-09 01:54 PM


Thanks to you all!!!  I enjoyed writing this one just needing time to relax and think.  I think the first line should've been Once upon a suburban night...I didn't realize the word "cold" sounds redundant being used twice within two lines.  But thanks you guys for the praise!
leafseranade
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7 posted 2002-02-09 04:15 PM


Cold upon a suburban night
I wandered through the cold
I took two lefts and then a right
To watch the woods unfold

Really like that verse. It sounds like this flowed right out of you onto the page or screen. It happens for me sometimes that way. I'm glad you got to relax from writing this. Poetry certainly is great for that.

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