Locust Leaves
May 11, 2010 11:12 pm
Locust Leaves
What to do when your brain is teeming too much to think straight! Write a poem, especially a rhyming poem.
A rhyme offers a wonderful thread away from fretful pre-occupations; it can take you somewhere quite magical. So, in the stress of mid-week, even though I no longer have the excuse of National Poetry Month, I am posting a draft poem written this evening, made up of rhyming quatrains. (I don’t think it qualifies as magical, but it was a fun exercise.)
Behind the Locust
She tiptoed under the locust trees,
their shade bared earth, her shorts bared knees.
Their bark was rough, as rough as you please,
though the wood is soft in locust trees.
Though the wood is soft, the thorns are not;
sticks fall down, and leaves on top.
She tiptoed through the thorny plot
of earth and stem and leaf and rot.
The trunk was thin but she was small
and stood at angles–so, and so,
shifting from tip to the other toe,
to hide from all who’d come and go.
No one was looking, but still she hid,
looking herself at all they did.
She watched them walking, watched them sit,
keeping close the tree’s close fit.
What mystery to be lost and found
beneath the slightly rustling sound
of leaves like grapes; inside, the pound
of a heart that’s longing to be grown.
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first of all, great rhyming and the great choice of words in terms of sound and meaning adds beauty to this lovely poem.
By wordwand on May 13, 2010 at 6:02 am
Thanks very much. I’ll check out your blog!
By manicddaily on May 13, 2010 at 7:15 am
This transports me back to childhood. It’s a beautiful sensual poem, and for all its being simple and childlike it’s very subtly made. Wonderful!
By Jay on May 13, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Thank you.
By manicddaily on May 13, 2010 at 3:35 pm
sweet and beautiful wording.
Thanks for the willingness to share.
By Morning on October 26, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Thank you, Morning.
By manicddaily on October 26, 2011 at 3:54 pm
I can see where this could be therapeudic. Very nice melody and flow to this. Well done!
By charlesmashburn on October 26, 2011 at 4:25 pm
it’s so great being a kid and sneaking around in nature.
By zongrik on October 26, 2011 at 7:05 pm
I enjoyed reading this poem. Very nice!
By free2soar on October 27, 2011 at 10:09 pm
Thanks.
By manicddaily on October 27, 2011 at 10:25 pm
you have shown a kid’s curiosity vividly.
By The Orange Tree on October 28, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Oh, this was wonderful… so sweet and full of glorious imagery! Well done 🙂
By e.a.s. demers on October 31, 2011 at 2:03 pm