Poem: The Forest
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The Forest
The loggers leave a path:
mud streaks, hewn branches, stumps,
scarred trees, boulders askew-
marks left as if a titan has been dragged
screaming through the forest.
The formerly peaceful walk
through the worshiping trees is now
a tormented vision as of a battlefield done,
the leavings of Grendel's feast
strewn about.
And next year they will be marked
again with circles of paint
like numbers tattooed on wrists
waiting for the train.
The conversation of the trees
is now stunted--
a stricken, amazed
silence echoes.
The caretakers count
their 30 pieces of silver.
The loggers count their
board-feet and drink another beer.
When I was a young reader, my three favorite books set in forests were: Green Mansions by William Henry Hudson; The Yearling by Marjorie Rawlings and The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss. Perhaps it is time to dust off the library shelf and give one of these to a young reader.
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Glad you enjoyed it.
this is great. the personification and imagery is fantastic. i also love how you contrast the image of a peacful forest with grendle. its extraordinary poetry
Thanks for the comment. Glad you liked it. We hear a lot about animal rights.....I wonder if someday we might consider tree rights.
nice peom
Very nice poem.
beautiful, amazing and much more. It is really very nice
I truly appreciate the kind comments.
i love the juxtaposition of the flowing imagery and the harsh reality in the end. great poem, as usual :D
Thanks Chris. I do think this poem at least conveys its point....perhaps too bluntly.
yes it does, and succintly so.
What is too blunt when the issue is of that magnitude? So I say no, it's not too blunt because bluntness does not apply :D
You certainly don't mince words or imagery in your poem rape of the red, either. I like the irony of 7 turned to L.
nice !!!
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Santiago says:
2 years ago
Amazing