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OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

0 posted 2019-09-30 11:33 PM

14 September 1986
http://soundcloud.com/diana-van-den-berg-2/night-sound

Out there
in the tranquility of my night forest
there is a squeak
of a small animal
or bird
or frog.
I hear it above the intermittent swish
of tyres on the distant highway
and the gentle zing
of crickets below my window
and the deep contented breathing
of the dogs at my feet.
And I need to share the squeak
of the small animal
or bird
or frog
with you.

2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

1 posted 2019-10-04 05:17 PM

thanks Owl, this is Touching and delicate

yann

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

2 posted 2019-10-07 11:56 PM

Thank you, Yann.

Michael

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-13

Posts 7666
California

3 posted 2019-10-12 09:44 PM

A pause while I listen, and a thank you for sharing. Beautiful piece, though the thing I find most beautiful about it is your second line:

"in the tranquility of my night forest"

You claim the forest, whether intentional or not, and I love that. It IS yours, Diana.

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

4 posted 2019-10-13 04:58 AM

What a beautiful reaction to my night sound, Michael!  I am glad that you took pleasure in listening too.  I am glad you experienced the peace of my beautiful night forest in the line “in the tranquility of my night forest”.  I absolutely love “you claim the forest, whether intentional or not, and I love that.  It IS yours, Diana.”  In actual fact, my garden really is an indigenous forest garden, initially the traditional garden was cleared and the planting started in 1985 and my children gave me indigenous trees for birthday and Christmas presents, but then it generated and re-generated of its own accord.  Recently partly for security reasons, but mostly to clear it of only alien trees that have invaded it, it has been thinned out a little, but it is still my beloved, protective, indigenous forest garden haven.

Whilst part of the reason for writing and posting Night Sound originally and again now, was as a love poem, it has expanded into sharing it happily with all friends who accept the invitation.

I don’t normally push other poems of mine in my replies, but you may find additional peace in my poem whose full title is:

My Indigenous Forest Garden
OR She Talks to the Trees – When Will They Put Her Away?
OR Exercise-in-Squashing-As-Many-Adjectives-As-Possible-Into-One-Poor-Unsuspecting-Little¬-Poem

Even the replies of the readers bring me peace.  The poem is about my early morning forest, my daytime forest and my night forest, all of which I love, but . . . . you’ll see if you read it.

I have posted it twice, probably by mistake.  Both copies are exactly the same, except that I left the full title out of one and didn’t put quite the full title in the other – and then of course, the replies are not duplicated.
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Starmcneil 1955
Member
Posts 174
Alberta, Canada

5 posted 2020-07-30 02:45 PM

I love this poem...it brought me where I love most..the forest of natural sounds...thank you

JL
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since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA