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21 January 2013

Hide and Seek


Wildness comes into the garden
looking everywhere for me.
Feathers of light and dark
ray down through the trees
seeking me out.

But they are blind
and cannot find me
while I sit still and silent
here in the shady corner.
They have not the patience to wait.

I shall choose my time
to rise and move in the dance.
When I am ready
to embrace the wild,
I'll reach out easily and take it.

Submitted for Poets United's Poetry Pantry #133
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11 comments:

  1. Madeleine Begun Kane21 January 2013 at 19:50

    I love the sense of mystery you create. Nice job!

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  2. J Cosmo Newbery21 January 2013 at 21:49

    It has a spiritual feel to it - like 'mother nature', perhaps.

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  3. Mary22 January 2013 at 00:28

    This is beautiful, Rosemary. A person cannot be found until they choose to be found, until they are ready, to again express that wildness.

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  4. Unknown22 January 2013 at 01:45

    Amazing imagery, Rosemary. A bit predator and prey, yet more empowered, less victim. A being taking control of the situation. The flow is just right, paced to carry the reader into the secret corner of the garden.

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  5. Jennifer Wagner22 January 2013 at 05:04

    Oh I like! ' Wildness comes into the garden
    looking everywhere for me.'...I love how your opening sets the tone.

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  6. kaykuala22 January 2013 at 05:06

    Wonderful way of keeping the awe and suspense right through, Rosemary! One has a feel of wanting to know more of the mystery. Nicely!

    Hank

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  7. Anonymous22 January 2013 at 07:42

    A great sense of peace amongst nature in this poem: you manage to capture both the tranquillity and restiveness of nature simultaneously, which is very hard I think.

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  8. Brother Ollie23 January 2013 at 02:06

    love the feel of this one - enjoyed it!

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  9. Anonymous24 January 2013 at 14:07

    Personifying "wildness" really worked...I imagined a prowling animal getting surprised by a trap in the end.

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  10. Rosemary Nissen-Wade24 January 2013 at 18:40

    Many thanks, all, for your comments. Glad you liked it. It kinda took me by surprise, welling straight up from the subconscious. Don't even ask me what it means! :)

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  11. Sabio Lantz31 January 2013 at 23:07

    My read, especially after reading your next poem, is that you are valorizing death -- or the afterlife. Waiting for death -- but hopeful -- just not ready to play with the wild afterlife just yet.

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