I can stay there
up in the tree
just as I did
when I was young and free
childhood innocence
come back to me
let me forget
stress and demand
I’ll surround myself
in nature
enter the naiveness
I once possessed
give me the power
to climb back up
I’ll overlook
true beauty of life
as the sound of the ocean
sooths my mind
the wind will blow in my hair
and I can’t be more alive
the leaf tickle my neck
I can play again
nothing can stop me this time
with bare feet I’m a part
of the world
I will seek the lizards
follow the birds
look for treasures
hidden in the earth
the grass is softer
than the street
I will climb my tree
falling down won’t hurt
Author notes
I've been called a tree hugger... I tried to be a part in saving the trees in the park behind my house, and then I was only like 10 years old… just to give some background.
I loved to climb trees when I was little, they where parts of my imaginations and all the animals where my friends. I still believe that nature has so much more to give the humans do... But the way or society turns nature is given a smaller part... and I guess that's what it’s all about. We need to involve nature in our lives.
lingonberries
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- Love Me, Hate Me, Love Nature, Love yourself. by sluha.
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This was an interesting piece. I can really feel your love and passion for nature by your writings. This poem just makes the reader feel all warm inside. (last stanza in particular) It really brought a smile to my face.
I am glad I got a chance to read this poem. Well done.
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Aha I give *****
Marvellous poem dear Lingon. I am reading your poem after long as I was busy in exams. This is the best poem of yours I have ever come across. It deserved trophy. I too feel like sitting in a tree like a monkey. The poem has got a brilliant flow of the words and the words have got a wonderful imagery. When I read the poem I can imagine beautiful Lingon sitting in a tree. These lines enchant me
as the sound of the ocean
sooths my mind
the wind will blow in my hair
and I can’t be more alive
the leaf tickle my neck
I can play again
Keep it up
With love
Shivani
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Well I completely agree with you that with nature there really isn't much stress... it kind of helps to relax some people which is good, since some people really do need some relaxation... I like "The leaf tickle my neck" It brought many good memories to my head. I must admit that I can relate to the climbing trees, but for different reasons... since when my brother and I were young we used to find bird nest, take the eggs and try to hatch them... which sadly never worked... but we tried and we were young and innocent... but yeah I really don't believe that society incorporates nature into our daily lifes so much, because well honestly nature is really not needed for a society so much evolved from the whole hunting och gathering... but anyways yeah I like the fact that you accept your faults (well not necessarily faults) as a tree hugger... (which I am confessing I have called you too) but yeah thanks for a nature entrie and good luck in the contest.
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Fantastic title ... very refreshing and bright poem ... almost like a taste of clean water after days in the Desert ... I have read to many darker poems ... this can have many spins to it though ... any-which-way this is great ... an excellent job.
~Ryan~
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I loved the title alot.
This poem was really neat. I haven't seen alot of things about nature and this was definatley a breath of fresh air.
"I will seek the lizards
follow the birds
look for treasures
hidden in the earth"
That was my absolute favorite part.
Awesome work.
~SweetAmber~
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Beautiful, just simply beautiful.
I adore this, the imagery, the topic itself, the whole poem... ahh just so refreshing and lovely. You did an amazing job with this. Good luck in the contest. :]
Oh and there's NOTHING wrong with tree huggers. =)
-Madison
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Tree huggers gotta stick together! Thanks! I always like your comments!
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