Of God And Nature
A whisper soft, as if it were not spoke.
Night's gentle breeze, the quiet now is broke.
Oaken cathedrals worship the pale moon;
the silence broke by calling of the loon.
A haunting melody, so sad, she weaves
through still of forest and through shim’ring leaves
seeks out the answers, hears no echoed call.
No answer there, no answer now at all.
Echoes the loon o’er forest and o’er glen
night's benediction sings forth from the fen.
Doe stops to listen, there too stands her fawn,
awaiting answer, waiting the new dawn.
And as a hush falls o’re the stilling mist,
of God, the best of nature, does enlist.
Author notes
Written March 31st, 2006
A contest entry
- Write me a good Sonnet! by Cwm.
400 points, ended April 6, 2006, 9 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - TEN THOUSAND POINTS OF RHYME! (now 12,000) - Part 3 Nature by cricketjeff.
1000 points, ended December 17, 2007, 25 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Many thanks for your entry in our 'Nature' contest.We had a mammoth task choosing the winners, we're sorry you were not chosen this time.
Please join us in the remaining contests in our Rhyming Extravaganza.
Sue and Jeff, your contest hosts.
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Missed this one dear friend But have now had the pleasure of reading one more of your excellent pieces Always a joy Good luck in the contest
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Thanks heaps Ruth... That's the kind of comment that keeps poetry alive and progressing. I am indebted to you. The third party, outside, objective point of view can be a very useful and growing instrument if employed thus prudently. Thanks again. Fred
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an excellent write you have here. this is just great i really enjoyed this poem. this is so beautiful. thanks for writing some as amazing as this. please continue to share your talent.
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wow...that was a great poem, i love the language you used and imagery is amazing
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well ruth as always nice rhyme and flow to this one with wonderful imagary throughout it nice job
love and light
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Exquisite
I am so glad I clicked on this featured poem. It is exquisite, a tapestry in the golden weave of vivid, beautiful imagery with wonderful flow and rhyme. This is everything I consider poetry, including a touch of magical Old English, instead of prose. You have a magnificent God-given talent: use it well, use it wisely.
Love and hugs
B♥nnieQ
Associate Editor, WA
Waltsan Publishings, TX
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excellent
Beautiful words and poem. Excellent honest expression. A poem of great depth.Thank you for writing and sharing. -
Well done.
Sonnets are incredibly hard to write and you've done a good job here. You're an excellent writer. -
Absolutly beautiful imagery!! Amazing rhyming techniques and love the sonnet!!!
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I liked this. I love poems about nature. I love deer. You encorporated lots of things I love. I enjoyed it a lot.
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great
This is great really enjoyed this poem -
excellent, truly beautiful. I think that there's a real talent in writing with such a strict rhyme pattern but also having a free-flowing style. you seem very comfortable and professional in your writing.
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awsome
this was very well phrased
i appleased by it cause it was tight^^
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great
This is a nice poem! I especially liked the phrase "night's benediction." That was really beautiful. This poem makes me want it to be fall again! ^_^ -
this is beautifully written. the imagery is awesome. i like the old words like loon and o'er so you have truly earned my applaus. viyanna r langager
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Exceptional. I thoroughly enjoyed this piece. My favorite line is "through still of forest and through shim’ring leaves". Beautiful imagery and a very tight meter and rhyme scheme. This has to be one of my favorites I've read on All Poetry in my few days spent here. Great job. I will come back to read more of your stuff at a later time.
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Wonderful,beautiful,fantastic anything you can say to describe this poem it will probably fit. It's a great write and I love the title it's awesome. Good luck in the contest
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A beautiful sonnet Ruth. One that is worthy in this competition. So glad to see you writing more often here again. I guess you again have the time.
Jim
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