The tall trees sway overhead,
Pine needles padding the path below.
It is a mosaic of sound,
From the wind turning leaves
To the hoot of the native owl,
Crunching branches and leaves underfoot
And unexplained rustles and cracks behind.
The lady walks on without fear,
Her green eyes bright like liquid jewels,
Perfectly matching the dress
That catches the wind like a sail.
Hair the brown of a deer's hide
Hangs down her back in a braid,
Loose curls framing her face
With skin the color of the clouds above.
Her eyes wander the forest she travels,
Her feet skilled in missing stones
That litter the ground around her.
Stopping, she watches a snake,
Black and smooth as he is,
Quickly flip away from her
Towards a hollow felled tree.
She's seen the seasons come and go,
Never ceasing her amazement at each
As the years pass, each solstice
And every equinox, never missing one.
This forest is her home,
Always has been since time began,
And will be until the clocks tick their last.
Each day she rises with the birds,
Walks along the path she has pressed
Kindly and firmly with her own feet
Over centuries upon millennia,
And gazes out at her wild neighbors,
Plant and animal alike,
With a wonder fresh like a babe's.
Many long to see her lovely face
And seek her out their lives long.
She sees the humor in this game,
For she herself knows they have seen her;
Every person, animal, and plant has.
The search is not required, after all,
She is not hard to find.
Her face is in every bloomed flower,
Every green leaf and blow of the breeze.
You need only open your eyes,
Slow down... and look.
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Written April 29th, 2006
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Amazing!
This poem is amazing!Very well written.You expressed the words really nicely.Keep it up!Wonderfully done. -
WOW... This is awesome!! You did a great job on this!!! I really like it!!! Keep up the good work!!!
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That was really pretty.I loved it,the way that you described (In the way that I understood and interperated your piece) mother nature and the beauty that all of the natural world posseses. great write.
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A very well-written teaser
First off, your name is amazing. I love meeting others who respect if not revere Tolkien.
As to your poem, it had many good visuals, and of course a great ageless narrator, but I has some problems with it. Stanzas and the sort might have been good in breaking it up- no matter how much you want it to flow, poems this long demand some breaking up, or people just won't be able to get through them. And with new ideas and descriptions coming every line, at least every other, it just turns into one long look and quick description. The teaser to a book, lets say. You cannot know the place or the characters until you look deeper, past the binding, if you understand me.
That being said, you did transport me to one of my favorite realms of thought, and for that I thank you. -
Great!
This was kind of long but really good.Great write,you expresed your thoughts really well,keep it up!
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