Wisdom

[Pendragon]

Wisdom

I am a lonely Mountain Poet,
I haven’t traveled very far—
but I could find my way back home,
by calculations on a star.
With little more than my knife and my wits,
I could survive in these woods for days.
I know which plants are good for food;
I know the animals and their ways.
You might have been in Pairs,
dined in a street-side café—
I passed a black bear in a rain storm,
we both went our separate ways…
Ever hear a whole tree full of whip-poor-wiils?
The thunder of deer hooves in the wood?
Catch your heart in your mouth as you see a print
where a cougar recently stood?
No, you have what makes you happy and makes you you,
and I enjoy the things that make me me—
but we can share this world and just perhaps—
we really can become—WE…

Pendragon

[ShadowFire]

I don't know whether is was on purpose but I like how you say "the thunder of deer hooves" after you say "black bear in a rain storm". I too could stay several days in the wild and survive, but more I would enjoy the nature around me. As you said though...that is me. I like the words you used. Nice work.

[dibyendra]

Wisdom

I am a lonely Mountain Poet,
I haven’t traveled very far—
but I could find my way back home,
by calculations on a star.
With little more than my knife and my wits,
I could survive in these woods for days.
I know which plants are good for food;
I know the animals and their ways.
You might have been in Pairs,
dined in a street-side café—
I passed a black bear in a rain storm,
we both went our separate ways…
Ever hear a whole tree full of whip-poor-wiils?
The thunder of deer hooves in the wood?
Catch your heart in your mouth as you see a print
where a cougar recently stood?
No, you have what makes you happy and makes you you,
and I enjoy the things that make me me—
but we can share this world and just perhaps—
we really can become—WE…

Pendragon

Really a lovely poem Pen! I'm captivated by every lines of this poem Pen! Wow! :banana:


I am a lonely Mountain Poet,
I haven’t traveled very far—
but I could find my way back home,
by calculations on a star.


You might have been in Pairs,
dined in a street-side café—
I passed a black bear in a rain storm,
we both went our separate ways…


No, you have what makes you happy and makes you you,
and I enjoy the things that make me me—
but we can share this world and just perhaps—
we really can become—WE…


Great poem with rhyme! :nod:

Keep up your great work dear Pen! :thumbs_up

[Pensive]

Beautiful poem, Pen! It's my dearest wish that keeping all the individuality in themselves, people would also learn to relate things with each other and think of others while thinking about themselves too because human-beings are just connected. I is a 'we' in its own way. :)


No, you have what makes you happy and makes you you,
and I enjoy the things that make me me—
but we can share this world and just perhaps—
we really can become—WE…

Oh I love this whole message, this part the best of all! But don't know why this 'we' makes one think of Tal for the first time. :p

[Granny5]

What a wonderful poem, Pen. Perfect title, too.

[V.Jayalakshmi]

Dear Pendragon,

Really a well written poem with imagery highlighting the theme.Yes,as Pensive said indeed
'we' could be 'me' too if only everyone understands that to be so.But so long as people like you are there to remind everyone perhaps it will be so.

[kiz_paws]

Beautiful poem with a beautiful wish. Great job as always, Pen! :thumbs_up

[firefangled]

Wisdom

Ever hear a whole tree full of whip-poor-wiils?


Pendragon

When I was a teenager in Florida in the 50's, we lived near a swamp and Whip-poor-will calls would fill the night air.

Beautiful poem, Pen.

By the way, is there a difference between a Whip-poor-will and a Poor-Wills-Widow? I used to hear references to both.

[Pendragon]

When I was a teenager in Florida in the 50's, we lived near a swamp and Whip-poor-will calls would fill the night air.

Beautiful poem, Pen.

By the way, is there a difference between a Whip-poor-will and a Poor-Wills-Widow? I used to hear references to both.Had to look that up myself, as I had never heard of the second one. Not according to the Dictionary of Regional Americian English. Apparently, the terms were combiined at one time according to a poem I read while searching. Wow what a name for a bird! This is the link to the dictionary: http://books.google.com/books?id=i33BWgxbvXgC&pg=PA277&lpg=PA277&dq=Poor-Will's-Widow&source=web&ots=QvnR5-JrCX&sig=ipCdOkfm94Goj76rq93UM63Z37k&hl=en

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Awesome poem. Loved the imagery. Reminds me of a good freind who loves the outdoors, and I don't, but we still hang out often. Really loved the imagery and how you ended it.

[symphony]

Love it, Pen. Love the way it flowed by. I didnt stumble once, it goes straight on. Smoothly.
Great job. :thumbs_up