Drifting On The Muse

By skinner_jennifer

Sat, 30 Jan 2021
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14 comments
 

Showery and cool the day,

yet behind closed doors

I weave a web of memories,

that dance and quiver to

unforgettable tunes

lifting my spirit,

 

brimming over with

faint sounds of nature,

reminiscence of

untamed routes taken,

where spiny of

thorny guardians

mesh ferns,

content to

keep me at bay,

 

I imagine their laughter

only nature understands,

as new life germinates

keeping me at bay on the

straight and narrow way.

My self welcomes

echoes of wood or forest,

where trees charm visitors

in summer's dappled shade.

 

At present time languid winter's

garden limbs gently prosper

with pulse of earth,

responding serenely

to the promise of spring's

soft tones of blossom,

would those petals hold on

a little longer so I could

take in their colour,

 

looking to hear whisper of new life,

as birds and bees go about

daily tasks. Personally I would

greet chortle of laughing

green woodpecker

with its reddish flushed crown,

as it searches for larvae of

wood-boring beetle,

a tasty morsel to have found.

 

But for now it's cosy drifting

on raindrops splashing down

my windowpane, listening to

Swaddling Songs of

Mellow Candle,

which takes me back

to days of Pentangle,

those mellifluous

songs of my youth.

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by philwhiteland on

Oh yes, 'Light Flight'?  I had forgotten all about them! :-)

Submitted by onemorething on

Yes, the promise of Spring just around the corner. A nice reminder.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

"Showery and cool the day" is musical as a song itself!

and I liked the repetition of V sounds in "quiver" and "over"

"untamed routes" made me think of a  cowboy at a rodeo seeing how long they can stay on :0)

"gently prosper" is WONDERFUL description of plants in a well tended garden

"But for now it's cosy drifting

on raindrops splashing down"

I like this part very much too, "cosy drifting" is perfect, and "ow" sound of "now" and "down" joining inside and outside.

I don't know the records you write about, but I enjoyed very much your word music!

 

Submitted by Hades502 on

Beautiful and serene, Jenny. Another good one. Perhaps you didn't intend serenity, but I usually get that from your nature descriptions.

GGHades502

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Phil,

glad I could take you back to Pentangle, I love their music, especially relaxing at this time. 

Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by philwhiteland on

My unreliable memory tells me that 'Light Flight' was the theme tune to the 1960s TV series 'Take Three Girls', Jenny?

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you for reading Rachel and glad you liked.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Good morning Di,

I like that you found those words musical, it must have been while listening to Pentangle.

The line untamed routes was about the time me and my partner went off route in the forest and I got stuck in some thorns and couldn't move, it was scary because it almost ripped my jeans, but I think they're there for a reason as I mentioned like guardians telling me not to go this way again.

The music is from the early 1970s, you should check out light flight by Pentangle, the singer has such a beautiful voice. Mellow Candle were an Irish band, little known, but they were from around the same time as Pentangle and had an album out in 1972 called Swaddling Songs.

Thank you for your account of this poem which gave me a chance to explain in more detail.

Always great to hear from you and glad you enjoyed.

Jenny.

 

 

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi there GGHades502,

you are certainly right about this poem feeling serene. It's exactly how it was meant to sound.

I'm actually enjoying this lockdown, It's been a time of contemplation which is so important to me, but I also do enjoy my home too.

Thank you for taking the time to read and share your thoughts.

Jenny.

 

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Catching up - love the idea of being warm inside with your thoughts, waiting for Spring - thanks for this Jenny!

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi insert,

Thank you for reading, I'm glad you liked my thoughts in this poem and I appreciate you letting me know.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Phil, I don't know about that series, Take Three Girls. I only know it as a 1972 record by the group Pentangle, but thanks for coming back and letting me know.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi

 

I think this is lovely. I like the idea of the trees charming the visitors.

Jean Day

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I'm so glad you liked the idea of the trees charming visitors to the woods and forest, they are so welcome on a hot summer's day.

Many thanks for reading Jean and your lovely comment.

Jenny. smiley