walk sedately through the forest, a poem … and your next Wednesday Writing Prompt
“The sequoias belong to the silences of the milleniums. Many of them have seen a hundred human generations rise, give off their little clamors and perish. They seem indeed to be forms of immortality standing here among the transitory shapes of time.” American poet
move sedately through the forest, ignore any storms and praise
these grave dignified giants, these meditative trees, such bliss
to walk their deep rich earth where sun stands sentry by day
and by night the moon, the stars gift their brightest smiles here
if not their warmth, sequoiadendron giganteum grow wise and vigilant
on their circles of history, the primeval years, the years of conflict
the matristic tribes, the patriarchal colonizers, the activists today
© 2020, Jamie Dedes
WEDNESDAY WRITING PROMPT
Nature is always watching, always baring witness to the human compulsion. Perhaps at times it reflects us back to ourselves. What do you think? Tell us in your poem/s …
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