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WindWalker
Senior Member

since 2001-10-12

Posts 1218

0 posted 2008-09-17 11:43 PM

Walk beneath the tall trees Tara,
and listen quietly to the wind;
hear song birds call and squirrels chatter,
echoing their love of life
among dappled foliage and darkened branches.
Watch the shadows creep upon the forest floor
and step lightly in soft bare feet among the ferns...

Look: I've put a stop to time, my love,
for we're in a sacred place together.
Here nature freely pours her bounty
upon hillsides and deep into shaded valleys...
Yes, take a drink from a gurgling stream –
let the cool clear water slip between your fingers –
and pause along the shore of a glacial lake;
let the haunting call of a loon
enter your softly beating heart.
Put your hands through small wavelets
lapping upon slabs of broken shale
and turn your beautiful face to the sky:
see the endless shapes of endless dreams
within fluffy white clouds passing by.

Reflect under the power of the afternoon sun
and let its rays cleanse your soft brown skin
of the cancerous impact of the city:
Thank you for sharing with me this day
so freely given from a beautiful Earth, Tara.

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1 posted 2008-09-17 11:53 PM

Yo WindWalker,

I'll take the so called "cancerous impact of the city" any day.

I don't visit the country unless I have to.

Hey, that's just me.

Bobby

WTBAKELAR

Senior Member

since 2008-09-09

Posts 1089
Utah, USA

2 posted 2008-09-18 03:44 PM

This is a wonderful poem. It reminds me of one I wrote about 30 years ago called: OUTSIDE WITH ME, If I can find it I will post it. It does not compare to this beautiful work.

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

3 posted 2008-09-18 07:47 PM

Exquisitely written, WW. The flow is melodic, like that of a gentle stream slipping over smooth pebbles on its way to a reflecting pond. I'll be keeping this in my library, to enjoy again.

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

4 posted 2008-09-18 07:55 PM

To me, this piece is a grand-fine mix of
impressionistic natural philosophy
and romanticism!

I am remarkably fond of:

“Walk beneath the tall trees…
…listen quietly to the wind;
hear song birds call and squirrels chatter,
echoing their love of life
among dappled foliage and darkened branches.
Watch the shadows creep upon the forest floor…”

AND:

“…I've put a stop to time, my love,
for we're in a sacred place together.
Here nature freely pours her bounty
upon hillsides and deep into shaded valleys...”

extremely serious and long-sustained applause for this powerful 'penning'!

LindsayP
Member Elite

since 2007-07-28

Posts 3410
Australia, Victoria

5 posted 2008-09-18 09:53 PM

lapping upon slabs of broken shale
and turn your beautiful face to the sky:
see the endless shapes of endless dreams
within fluffy white clouds passing by.

Tara what a beautiful word picture you have painted here, so much enjoyed.

Lindsay

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