Barren and worn down do the trails still snake Wind through the woods topping old Hard’ack hill Where once seashores stood unearthed clamshells break Reborn from the frost down a hillside spill
Give me an hour or give me a whole day Sit on a rock left from past glacial till Sunup to sundown many shadows play High above heard cry is a hawk’s high shrill
A view from ledges of valley below Rocky island surrounded by dry land A boyhood dream with a desire to know Leads back to this place again and again
A place where ancient Native spirits roam Where nature abounds, this place I call home
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Posted: Feb 2012
About this poem:
In this sonnet I reflect how in familiar New England woods remains a childhood playground where my imagination still marvels over the discoveries made over many years.
Odette, That is perhaps our greatest challenge writing poetry, it is really all about how others experience what we write not how we experience it neccessarily....and that's what makes it so challenging because I know so well what I see and hear and experience....hopefully not too well to miss anything...which is what this poem is about....
Maxeen_1YORK, North Yorkshire, England UKFeb 21, 2012
Old Hard’ack Hill by: Yankee4you ~A view from ledges of valley below Rocky island surrounded by dry land A boyhood dream with a desire to know Leads back to this place again and again A place where ancient Native spirits roam Where nature abounds, this place I call home............... Wonderful contented write-that says this place is a place you call home..again and again were nature abounds
FellsmanLake District, Cumbria, England UKFeb 21, 2012
Hi Yankee
This is another terrific sonnet from your pen - and you have the happy knack of making your part of the USA sound especially inviting.
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Rocky island surrounded by dry land
A boyhood dream with a desire to know
Leads back to this place again and again
Hi Yankee,
Your beautiful poetry paints a lovely picture of life in your country...Thank you for sharing.
~A view from ledges of valley below
Rocky island surrounded by dry land
A boyhood dream with a desire to know
Leads back to this place again and again
A place where ancient Native spirits roam
Where nature abounds, this place I call home...............
Wonderful contented write-that says this place is a place you call home..again and again were nature abounds
This is another terrific sonnet from your pen - and you have the happy knack of making your part of the USA sound especially inviting.
A most enjoyable read.
Bill