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Dryad

 
 
Catch the whispers of the heart,
voices through ghostly rain,
'round the lanterns moths dart,
wings milky in moon's stain.
 
Shells dwarf their dancing selves,
waltzes in the dead of night,
meadows filled with turning elves,
 hair bleached by celestial light.
 
 Millions twirl in their dreams,
shadows flit across walls,
calloused feet splash in streams,
 answering as master Pan calls.
 
  Nature's heartbeat slowly sways,
movement of treetop boughs,
distorted by misty haze,
lazy spirits slowly rouse.
 
 Forests on a Midsummer night,
 enchanted by a magic breeze,
gardens filled with sweet delight,
tremors through the trees. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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  • Kappa
    August 30, 2007
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    Judging


  • MoonsShadow gold member
    August 23, 2007

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    nice and scenic

    you penned this with such a pretty vision, this is so imaginative, thanks for entering our contest,SH


  • Flowering Star
    August 11, 2007
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    Excellent

    "moon's stain"-that's original: I like it. It doesn't seem like you just wrote that to fit the rhyme scheme. The rhymes flow naturally. The dance of nature seems beautiful-wish I was there to see it. This is a very descriptive poem. I like your figurative speech the most. Thanks for entering. I thoroughly enjoyes reading this poem.


  • Sweet Intoxication
    June 28, 2007

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    This is beautiful. Even before I read the last stanza it reminded me of "A Midsummer's Night Dream" which is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays. I think your poem really captured the playful, lively and beautiful qualities of forest nymphs, dryads, etc.

    Also, it's always so nice to see a rhyming poem that rhymes as elegantly as this one does. I tend to avoid reading rhyming poems because they are so often forced, but this is anything but.

    Great job and good luck.


  • Tangled Angle
    June 27, 2007
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    This is probably your best one so far. Keep it up.

  • Frodofan silver member
    June 22, 2007

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    Really pretty! Best of luck to you in the contests.

    I really enjoyed this. Love these kind of themes.


  • Electric Sunrise Moderators member
    June 19, 2007

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    What is it with us and the nature poems tonight, i just finished one myself, this is a gem of a piece, very nicely done, excellent use of imagery, you should do very well with this piece

  • Diatribes
    June 19, 2007
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    Such a surreal, serene setting.
    I would love to just sit atop a tree branch and watch..

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