I dreamt of trees from time eternal
all the eons lumber realms unfolded
in a plethora of barked epiphanies
creation's very limbs spreading through my soul,
transforming into incandescent leafs of burnished quintessence
illuminating my conscious in silvery streams of profound plumes.
Hearing the voice of nature blowing through revelatory branches
burning its purpose in stunning clarity of eloquence,
how a single shred of timber
properly prepared in meditative sheeted offering
can fuel a fire to light a nation's bleary eyes
when transforming that kindling's soul to scrolled sagacity.
Oh my heart did glow in such penned elation
that this eve I would bring such erudite elegance
unto the masses of cerebral thickets
that I knew awaited the blessings
from my bountiful orchard of truth's unveiled roots.
Cherishing that precious strip of parchment
nervously held by my hand,
exhaling the anxiety and ready to allow
the wisdom from the cellulite ageless secrets
to flow from my fingertips.
When I finished, I took my treasured wooden forged papyrus
proudly I shared it with a worthy being
who shrugged in condescending adulation
before taking a tattered page from his pocket
revealing my same inspiration he wrote years ago
finding out how Mother Earth is such a gossip
when it comes to the sparks of splinters
next time I'll make sure I check any form of lucid stick
for another's fingerprints.
Author notes
theme - moral
prompt - stick
A contest entry
- Quest for the Best ~ Round 1 by Asfand.
300 points, ended January 14, 2008, 12 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - HELP ME by andie11.
300 points, ended December 13, 2007, 8 entries
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VERY VERY CLEVER. wonderful wow, i'm so very pleased with this entry. brilliant, absolutely. i love your narration, imagery and of course the metaphors. good luck!
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Bravo! Standing in applause
Wow. This is SOME stick. Just wonderful.
~Pamela 
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Well done...
Very well done. It follows the style of some of the other writes I have read of yours. Longer lines, and heavy word usage, but with very deep running meanings. I like it. Wonderful statements.
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Nice story line here, I love the imagery of it all, as the thickets do talk with natures gossip, what brilliant imagery you have woven here, upon the fleeting page. I feel you have summed it all up with your final passage here, quite nicely in its quietude.
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Wow!! Beautiful Piece!! Great Grammar Usage!! Good Luck With IT!!
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This is marlveous. I love your words.
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