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.
Hi, Yankee4you, Swaying metronome of natural rhythm Restoring a spirit which so approves...sublime Amen.
windyweatherlySan Francisco, California USAApr 5, 2012
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.
Thank you Yankee for yet another wonderful poem about nature 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.
Odette67Penrith, Cumbria, England UKApr 5, 2012
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.
deeprootlove1riyadh, Ar Riyad Saudi ArabiaApr 6, 2012
always beautiful to read for u,u express and describe nature very well,thanks for u
FellsmanLake District, Cumbria, England UKApr 7, 2012
Hi Yankee
Both the sonnet and the sentiments are first class - your increasing mastery of the sonnet format is a pleasure to read.
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
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....
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
Comments (12)
Swaying metronome of natural rhythm Restoring a spirit which so approves...sublime Amen.
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.
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.
Both the sonnet and the sentiments are first class - your increasing mastery of the sonnet format is a pleasure to read.
Regards
Bill