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chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
edited June 2012 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
had a forest talk to us
we are, it said
had a forest talk to us
it flew, it said
had a forest talk to us
oh the songs it sung

each and every flower coming out of the wood work
reaching trees edge touching with us
a flower patch or several with new bunnies
starting in spring season when some birds reach some midnight light moon schools where different shades of bird and flower trade ideas before the big show
you could hear every single drop of rain as if a flute or drum was coming home
you could hear with her the sounds of birds kissing
making nests
each breast flies like a balloon or banner above a small 4th of july town

here in central park lighted is the pond
frogs in their commity meeting this evening
tonight is the firefly show
sure is a busy place
a hot tea cup brings a smile to my face
her the agile song making silken quilts the air around her
and as a forest-garden of springtime feeds me
she has a leaf falling from canopy
not a bird nor song but dying to catch her
for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
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  • vogonpoetbythelakevogonpoetbythelake Posts: 2,146
    Make mine a smokey Earl Grey,
    cheers and thank you, just beautiful!
  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    i'll have chai
    this is lovely mr. chadwick
    just lovely
    Had a forest talk to us
    WE ARE, it said

    brilliant!
    peace,
    jo

    http://www.Etsy.com/Shop/SimpleEarthCreations
    "How I choose to feel is how I am." ~ EV/MMc
    "Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends." ~ One Stab ~
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,410
    Chadwick, I like these pastoral ones. :thumbup:
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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    justam wrote:
    Chadwick, I like these pastoral ones. :thumbup:
    Pastoral - good description...and me too!

    Especially the last verse (verse? I'm a novice when it comes to poetry lingo)...but it made me think of lounging on cool grass while the sun's going down, listening to Simon & Garfunkel...

    ...or maybe just Simon ;)
  • mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
    yeah
    ethereal is what came to my mind
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    thank you all of you

    i think i'd like to add more lines
    key words being... i think i'd like

    what i may want to do may not ever take place but once in a million years
    i better be ready
    writing ready

    i better tackle properly
    this is why one should write quite often using different colored inks
    green being my favorite
    a nice turquoise river of words
    a nicer bit of slow motion at a busy hospital
    this the flowing bit of love & death
    painful as it is
    the stitches in your head will get scabby
    the shards of tiny glass under your flesh will embed themselves as mirrors for the sun
    something like solar energy wired human-beings after millenia after millenia finally reach every mindstream ever thought up, birthed, collapsed, or never yet been a thought or action
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    chadwick wrote:
    i think i'd like to add more lines
    key words being... i think i'd like
    I'm so glad you did.

    Beauty.

    Keep doing what you think you'd like.
  • rollingsrollings Posts: 7,124
    beautiful

    and

    ...beautiful
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,033
    Excellent, Chadwick! I wish now I hadn't lost the tea recipe I once made called "Earth Tea". It was mostly roots and bark. Would fit your poem perfectly.
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    brianlux wrote:
    Excellent, Chadwick! I wish now I hadn't lost the tea recipe I once made called "Earth Tea". It was mostly roots and bark. Would fit your poem perfectly.
    maybe you can remember the kinda roots and bark?
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,033
    chadwick wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    Excellent, Chadwick! I wish now I hadn't lost the tea recipe I once made called "Earth Tea". It was mostly roots and bark. Would fit your poem perfectly.
    maybe you can remember the kinda roots and bark?

    Only that, among other things, it had wild cherry bark, cinnamon pieces (which is an inner bark) and dandelion root. If I ever run across the recipe I'll post it!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    brianlux wrote:
    chadwick wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    Excellent, Chadwick! I wish now I hadn't lost the tea recipe I once made called "Earth Tea". It was mostly roots and bark. Would fit your poem perfectly.
    maybe you can remember the kinda roots and bark?

    Only that, among other things, it had wild cherry bark, cinnamon pieces (which is an inner bark) and dandelion root. If I ever run across the recipe I'll post it!


    I have a blend kind of like that..its my own concoction and does wonders for what ails ya!

    sassafras
    white willow bark
    cinnamon bark
    cloves
    hibiscus flowers
    oat straw
    raspberry leaf
    rose hips
    hops
    anise Star
    orange Peel
    peace,
    jo

    http://www.Etsy.com/Shop/SimpleEarthCreations
    "How I choose to feel is how I am." ~ EV/MMc
    "Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends." ~ One Stab ~
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,033
    StillHere wrote:

    sassafras
    white willow bark
    cinnamon bark
    cloves
    hibiscus flowers
    oat straw
    raspberry leaf
    rose hips
    hops
    anise Star
    orange Peel

    AH! Thank you, Jo! That gets me closer. Sassafras was an ingredient also! Your recipe sound great- I'll jot it down. :D
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    StillHere wrote:
    I have a blend kind of like that..its my own concoction and does wonders for what ails ya!

    sassafras
    white willow bark
    cinnamon bark
    cloves
    hibiscus flowers
    oat straw
    raspberry leaf
    rose hips
    hops
    anise Star
    orange Peel

    stillhere,
    back in the days of bunk ass bullshit
    you woulda been on witch trials back in the Salem area
    for brewing up a cup of fine teas

    you're better off stickin a axe up somebody's ass
    that's exactly what i always tell 'em when they're putting me on trial for witchcraft
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    chadwick wrote:
    StillHere wrote:
    I have a blend kind of like that..its my own concoction and does wonders for what ails ya!

    sassafras
    white willow bark
    cinnamon bark
    cloves
    hibiscus flowers
    oat straw
    raspberry leaf
    rose hips
    hops
    anise Star
    orange Peel

    stillhere,
    back in the days of bunk ass bullshit
    you woulda been on witch trials back in the Salem area
    for brewing up a cup of fine teas

    you're better off stickin a axe up somebody's ass
    that's exactly what i always tell 'em when they're putting me on trial for witchcraft

    you tell em mr. chadwick

    well they'd better start building that bonfire
    cuz i make (and sell) all sorts of teas, and oils, and tinctures
    and crystals and handmade jewelry aimed at healing and blah blah blah
    make it nice and hot!
    its a little chilly in here today :mrgreen:

    or

    toss me in the pond
    if i float you'd better watch out! :lol:
    peace,
    jo

    http://www.Etsy.com/Shop/SimpleEarthCreations
    "How I choose to feel is how I am." ~ EV/MMc
    "Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends." ~ One Stab ~
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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    DinghyDog wrote:
    BTW, great poem as usual. Especially the first two lines.
    good morning and thank you very much

    today we no stabbing moles
    maybe tomorrow or next day after that
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
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