In the brush
of the forest
pain comes out as a sigh
in answer to a question that falls as a tear
The trees whisper to me
but
I have no ears
and I must listen
I have no mouth
and I must scream
I have no feet
and I must run
I have no skin
and I must feel
I have no vision
…..and yet I see……
all the wood for the trees
© Vivian Zems
Midweek Motif: A Million Years Howl When Voices Whisper Among the Trees.
October 30, 2019 at 1:26 pm
I love how this has the undertones of a fairytale – dark and enchanting
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October 30, 2019 at 9:43 pm
Thanks Jae!
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October 30, 2019 at 3:39 pm
Midst this kind of forest setting, can make us feel at one with nature and away from the things that hurt or stress. It is the perfect place to unburden oneself…
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October 30, 2019 at 9:42 pm
Thanks Eileen!
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October 30, 2019 at 4:37 pm
Wow, a nightmarish write Vivian. Bravo
Much💞love
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October 30, 2019 at 9:42 pm
Thanks Gillena🙏🏽
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October 30, 2019 at 5:15 pm
You capture the feeling of panic well. I felt the being unable to scream. Yikes.
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November 3, 2019 at 3:35 pm
Thanks Sherry!
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October 30, 2019 at 6:02 pm
“I have no feet and I must run/ I have no skin and I must feel/ I have no vision…..and yet I see.. ” This is deeply touching, Vivian! ❤️
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October 30, 2019 at 9:43 pm
Thanks Sanaa😊
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October 30, 2019 at 6:33 pm
Panic well written. A nightmarish write.
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October 30, 2019 at 9:41 pm
Thanks Toni!
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October 31, 2019 at 12:12 am
This is precisely as trees feel, they do a wondeful job helping us breathe but we treat them with such distain and slaughter them for short term gain. We should be planting thousands of trees now so more oxygen is produced to keep us alive.
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October 31, 2019 at 3:44 am
Oh, my, yes! The Mystery is huge! We will feel at home in it eventually, we will speak to not only the forest, but each tree. And be unafraid. I am not there yet. I love this poem.
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October 31, 2019 at 8:51 am
Thanks Susan! 😊
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October 31, 2019 at 10:04 pm
Ooh, spooky … but something else too. On second reading I thought it is the trees who have no eras but must listen, etc. Somehow there is hopefulness – to my reading – in the fact that they do all those things in their way, despite being so different from us.
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November 1, 2019 at 10:37 pm
Great insight, Rosemary. I love your interpretation.
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November 2, 2019 at 7:33 pm
Love this magical poem, and it’s superb ending.
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November 3, 2019 at 3:35 pm
Thanks Sara!
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