I sat a while by and by,
listening to the trees.
They whispered loud; they whispered soft,
while I listened and hugged my knees.
I stopped, I started, I came and I went,
Dawn broke, and then Night fell.
But whither I went, and what I found out,
I've not the art to tell.
I know I slept by a silver stream,
and dreamt of things unknown,
I know I swam in waterfalls,
and sang along with its' tones.
I know a bird lit on my hand,
and told me wonderous things;
I know I found things lost for an age,
In dreadful faerie rings.
I followed moonbeams; chased the sun.
I hid from shadows and danced all alone.
I ran with a pack of kindly ghosts,
Who showed me where the lightining roams.
I conversed with faces in puddles of light,
I journeyed inside of myself;
I came out of an ebon box
Hid on an ivory shelf.
I slid down summer and slept on fall.
I let my dreams become my life.
I learned to run before I crawled,
and listened to my strifes.
In places dank I found treasure ignored
But covet none did I;
I drank it in and went my way,
the next wonder for to espy.
In groves where sunlight nothing plays,
I learned how the raven sings.
Remember well the trees did I,
And I finally got my wings.
So when my eyes again did ope,
and I heard a near by tree,
the knowledge mine, I spread my wings,
At last my soul was free.
By: Reighna and Katja
Author notes
Sorry if this is a little longer than you wanted. But it seemed to merit some length.
If I win, I plan to promote a WONDERFUL poet here on AP. Her name's PsuedoFemme, and if you haven't read her, you SHOULD.
Written March 1st, 2004
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A contest entry
- Give me NATURE! People. by Through Your Iris.
300 points, ended May 18, 2004, 46 entries
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Very different from your usual style, and it looks like a collaboration? I like all the enchanted little images you have glittering throughout.
--Glass
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Really nice write! Thanks for entering!!
~Laura
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You have a wonderful way with words. Your imagination is superb. It kept my attention, was easy to read and to become part of your poem. Thank You
FifthDove -
hey...this is pretty good i really like it.
~*Arwen evenstar*~ -
yes!
i can feel the autumn breeze against my face and i can hear the rustling of the fallen leaves underneath my feet as i read this. bravo -
lol, we wrote that in chem, didn't we?
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