The cold air kisses my face softly,
my cheeks tingle as they're caressed
This is me on the front porch at dawn,
watching the sun rise
And the moon disappear into the baby blue sky,
Disappear...
I hike into the wilderness,
my toes numb in my boots
Squirrels scurry as they prepare for hibernation,
Frost and leaves tumble against the landscape,
crunch under my footfalls,
My heart leaps at the sting of beauty I'd never beheld,
The beauty of the world absent from city life,
Life lit up by synthetic lights,
Life interrupted by the steady hum of cars.
I hear everything here
and am one with the crickets who chirp,
the grass frozen in time,
mid-sway,
and the burrowing rabbits in twisted thickets.
I return to my cabin,
the door ajar and crooked,
hanging on it's single hinge.
With no running water,
I retrieve the liquid from a well,
Fill a metal basin to the brim and sink into it,
the bath smelling of rust and soil.
Afterwards, I read for hours on end,
until the sun drops below the horizon
and makes way for the glorious moon once more.
The trees,
they are naked and reaching toward the stars,
the way we all do,
naked and hoping.
I can see through my window,
fighting off the glare of the candlelight,
the sky blackened and blue, beaten.
Our world, hanging on its hinge as my cabin's door,
Our world in such intricate pain, it is beautiful.
Stretching, reaching, hoping;
Nature's Kiss, As I see and feel it now.
Author notes
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A contest entry
- On A Single Hinge by Pamela A Lamppa.
1750 points, ended December 30, 2008, 13 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Easy quickie ♥ by Kathraina.
965 points, ended January 4, 26 entries
Honorable mention
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beautifally written. the imagery is fantastic! and this piece flows superbly well ^.^ bravo!!!! good luck in the contest!!!!!!
♥ Kathraina -
"and the burrowing rabbits in twisted thickets." LOVE this line.
Some lovely phrasing in this gem of descriptive verse. Nature's Kiss truly does leave its mark and you have placed me in a beautiful world, lakeside, with my book, a candle and the moonlight.
I have been there through your words. A lovely entry for these prompts. Thank you and best of luck in the judging. ~Pamela
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"Our world in such intricate pain, it is beautiful.
Stretching, reaching, hoping;
Nature's Kiss, As I see and feel it now."
It is indeed, your heart is showing clearly in your writing, what could be better than that? It breaths live into your words.
Best of luck in the contest.
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Thanks so much.
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Lovely, this verse aches along with all those
who throw their arms around the world.
Lasting imagery and feel that carries the piece
with clarity and a sincere voice. Blue
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Thankyou so very much.
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so beautifully written. nature lets you free yourself from all the pain in your life. i love this, it reminds me of home
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Thankyou very much.
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