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A Trip to the Wilderness
July 15, 2010
Green , coarse trees as far as the eye can see.
Scratchy tree bark rubbung against my palm.
Stony rocks interupting the trees.
The warm gentle sun lllabying my face.
All you hear in the forest is silence ,
a key ingredient.
It's peaceful and chiming.
Birds hoting and chirping.
Ah yes, it is natures true sounds.
The fresh piney pine smell tickles my
nose.
Little worms scurry from the damp
earth to the musty , mulch.
Can you feel the cold winter breeze
f a d i n g ?
The stifled air with low oxygen
just bearly slipping away.
Trees , air , woods , and wilderness ;
Ah yes , the principle ideas of life.
© Hanna R., Milford, NJ
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This article has 8 comments.
231322 said...
on Jul. 25 2010 at 10:06 pm
I'm a little confused. You say you "hear the silence." Can you really hear silence? Then, you go on to say that you hear the birds "hoting and chirping." Is anything really silent? Nature may have a certain sense of simplicity, but is it ever silent? Also, are trees, air, wilderness and woods really ideas?
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 24 2010 at 1:09 pm
Creatively described, this made me feel like I was really there! It really captures the beauty of remote nature. I especially liked the second stanza. Well done!
origamifrogs BRONZE said...
on Jul. 23 2010 at 12:29 pm
This was alright. The rhythm seemed a bit stiff, and the way you used your commas (with spaces) was distracting. The was some decent imagery, like in stanza two.
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