Forest Secrets

Cherry

By skinner_jennifer

Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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14 comments
 

Meandering

Forest banks

Looping waves

Of green those

Silent ferns

Lie serene,

Even swelter

Scorching sun

Cannot rob cool

Sense of calm,

 

Across a path

Riven wrenched

Trunk once stood

Tower of strength,

Tall and proud with

Leaves endowed,

Cloaking layers

Of vegetation in

This wild habitation,

 

Now rests prostrate

Transfixed lifeless,

No more part this

Earth's soil explored,

Gone root camaraderie

Life's giving liberation

Flourishing with vigour

Relationship now ending.

 

Soon autumn's pulpy leaves

Will soften cushioned mire,

Self-absorbing physical presence,

Ancient remoteness penetrating...

Pushing, with eyes on another

Pensive winter, covering secrets

Only deepest nature grasps.

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

On a very hot afternoon, thank you for taking me to your lovely forest Jenny - it's just what I needed!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Calm and cool under the trees by the river!

A sense of time back to when the tree was standing, living, and forward to autumn and winter changes ahead. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Lovely. Ferns as waves of green - inspired. Rachel :)

 

Submitted by celticman on

into the words and into the woods. taste the green scene. 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi insert,

I know what you mean about the heat today, it's so humid here too. Glad you enjoyed my little ramble.

Thank you so much for the cherries.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Calm and cool under the trees is such a nice way of putting this poem Rhiannon.

I'm glad you liked and thank you for letting me know.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Very much appreciate you reading Rachel. It's always wonderful to be inspired.

Thank you for your thoughts.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Great to hear from you Jack. The coolness of the forest shady trees is a life saver in this weather.

Many thanks for reading and letting me know your thoughts.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I like that you say the ferns are silent, because they don't rustle much even when the wind blows, just sort of twist about! Maybe they seem calm because they are prehistoric? You set the scene so well.

And I love "tall and proud with leaves endowed"

also "root camaraderie" made me think of the other world and how little I understand of all the messages and help trees send through their roots. It suggests so much with one word

The whole poem makes me think of the circle of life, the tree sinking back into the Earth, to rise again soon as food for a new sapling

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hello Di, nice to hear from you again and hope you are well.

You always manage to capture the essence of my poems with your words. It is exactly as you say.

Thank you so much for reading and sharing your thoughts.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Very good Jennifer I like your style! Nolan&&

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you for reading Nolan, your comment is much appreciated.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Hades502 on

I'm bad at poetry because you really need great word choices, where prose is a little more forgiving for using a synonym. You really nailed this one. Great work

GGHades502

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi there GGHades502, I love your name by the way.

You know I started off writing stories, but then started reading a lot of poetry and found the more I read, poetry began to get under my skin and meant something. I do wish I could write a good story again, you know, something I could get my teeth into, because I'm hungry for an imagined adventure. But for now I'm happy reading others work and your story is one I would love to continue getting into.

Thank you for reading my poetry and I very much appreciate you stopping by to leave a comment.

Jenny.