The Backwoods

Wandering logging trail follows the stream
Cutting through and around a rocky ledge
In the deep woods sounds a melodic theme
Soft wind gently brush past every sedge

Water is running high as snowpack's melt
Washing clean banks of decaying rubble
Sunlight through empty canopy is felt
Peacefully feels far from all my trouble

Only the rush of wind and waves moves
Swaying metronome of natural rhythm
Restoring a spirit which so approves
Under halos of a waterfall prism

Taking a walk into another time
Transposing concrete into the sublime
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Posted: Apr 2012
About this poem:
It's so nice to be able to step away from the busy, noisy city life and hike far up a mountain stream.

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gnj4u
Hi, Yankee4you,
Swaying metronome of natural rhythm Restoring a spirit which so approves...sublime Amen.
windyweatherly
We should all this yankee, I mean have a field trip into the woods and simply admire what a great world we have, away from the busy huzzle of the city life.
lucy1777
Thank you Yankee for yet another wonderful poem about naturegrin
I love to sit back and read your poetry while sipping coffee because you have a way of making a person feel like they are right there with you seeing it.easter bonnet
Odette67
Only the rush of wind and water moves
Swaying metronome of natural rhythm
Restoring a spirit which so approves
Under halos of a waterfall prism

Beautiful yankee... There is nothing like nature to restore the spirit... And drive away the demons. purple heart
deeprootlove1
always beautiful to read for u,u express and describe nature very well,thanks for u
Fellsman
Hi Yankee

Both the sonnet and the sentiments are first class - your increasing mastery of the sonnet format is a pleasure to read.

Regards

Bill wine wine
Yankee4you
Windy... There is something like magic being surrounded by trees.....i really feel I can hide well there when I need to hide from the world....
Yankee4you
Lucy...please enjoy your coffee...laugh as for me...I only drink my tea......in a teaball...with my electric kettle on the ready....wave wave
Yankee4you
Odette....I need to chase those demons away with a big stick from time to time...know what you mean...get me in the woods and I'm like this green eyed mountain lion...hehe
Yankee4you
Deeproot.... Thank you for enjoying my little corner of the world with you....good to see you my friend....
Yankee4you
gnj4u....i love this time of year in nature....so melodic and especially before all the noisy chatter of the more mature insect world drowns out everything in nature....cool
Yankee4you
Bill, Since I have concentrated on the sonnet and the pentimeter form, it truly has inspired me by using both hemispheres of my brain, creative and concrete, so to speak...I find using this form more to my liking...thanks for your inspiration...and help
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