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Beneath Sequoias MAG

July 6, 2016
By tigerlilyorange SILVER, Lexington, Massachusetts
tigerlilyorange SILVER, Lexington, Massachusetts
6 articles 0 photos 15 comments

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Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Goethe


she inhales the rich scent of moist earth and conifers
and twirls around and around
arms outstretched
eyes closed and fingertips searching

hazy sun filtering through the swaying canopy
catches on her cascading hair
she shivers from the sun and the shade
this place feels sacred

the red giants dwarf her
where she stands barefoot and laughing
and the wind whispers memories
many sad

the sounds of stillness and nature
the clinging humidity
the warmth whose touch turns cold
as the branches shift

here for a moment
the world falls away
as she unfurls like a monarch
whose binding chrysalis is shed

and for a moment
she is happy


The author's comments:

Beneath Sequoias was inspired by the US road trip my mom and I went on a few years ago. Initially we planned to go straight to the Redwoods, but for some reason I insisted we visit the Sequoias as well. I am so glad we did. These massive ancient trees were so impressive and moving, I wouldn't have missed them for the world. I love to write free form poetry, and I decided this was the best way I could describe how being beneath the sequoias made me feel.


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on Mar. 15 2017 at 5:46 pm
tigerlilyorange SILVER, Lexington, Massachusetts
6 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Goethe

thank you! lately i've been finding nature very inspiring:)

on Mar. 15 2017 at 6:47 am
LeisurelySketches GOLD, Tricity, Other
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Your life has a limit but knowledge has none. (Zhuangzi)

Loved the brevity and clarity of expression in the poem, and especially the beauty with which nature is described. Great work!