| Author | Message | ||
| Zephyr
Senior Member Username: zephyr Post Number: 3114 Registered: 07-2003 |
Come. Lord of the Woods. If you could lift my skin you would find things invisible to you. I call to you, will you come my lord? See - I wear moss velvet hose and russet skirts that rustle and swirl over Ramson's petticoats. Take my hand and run barefoot in ancient forest; dance close as shadow on a green sward starred with the sparkle of aconites, and where the wood meanders on the riverbank sit quietly to watch otters play on their backs and juggle smooth pebbles. Later we'll dine on chanterelles with chicken of the woods and for desert eat sweet blackberries sprinkled with violets. Nightfall, our scented breath inhales the night air. We nest in hollow trees like dormice rise to find nuts hidden by Jays. In the heart of the forest in a small clearing, on the fertile floor a log fire glows. we have a crystal view of the universe heads tilted we open to deep indigo, in the moonlight silver sails, speed silently down a wormhole to distant stars. ( Note. Ramson's is wild garlic, one of a few plants indicative of ancient woodland in UK. seing the wild garlic in flower, en masse, they are a froth of lacey white ballhead flowers. Aconites,wild anaemonies, fall into the same category, again indicative of ancient woodland. Chicken of the woods, is a yellow funghi with a meaty texture that grows in clumps on some native trees.) | ||
| M. Kathryn Black
Senior Member Username: kathryn Post Number: 2843 Registered: 09-2002 |
Zephyr, ooh, I want to do this, too. It reminds me of Tom Bombadil. This is a most lovely piece, full of lush language and images, not a word out of place. Best, Kathryn | ||
| Zephyr
Senior Member Username: zephyr Post Number: 3123 Registered: 07-2003 |
Kathryn, thank you, the connection you made surprised and pleased me.  | ||
| Emusing
Moderator Username: emusing Post Number: 2145 Registered: 08-2003 |
Oh Zeph I can see why this received HM honors this week. Chanterelles have such a beautiful sound and the language here made me hungry for more. Last but not least...those wormholes! See you on the other side E | ||
| Zephyr
Senior Member Username: zephyr Post Number: 3133 Registered: 07-2003 |
Thank you E, this was about uncovering what is deep inside me....sort of a sense of time being all one our history and our future the oneness of things and the wonder of all that is. Yes see you on the other side or in a new dimension.  | ||
| LJ Cohen
Moderator Username: ljc Post Number: 3360 Registered: 07-2002 |
Zephyr--congrats on the HM for this lush and lovely piece. Thank you for letting me play with it in heavy crit. And thank you for adding the info about 'chicken of the woods'--silly me! had *no* idea it was a kind of mushroom! Strong writing here. best, ljc http://ljcbluemuse.blogspot.com/ | ||
| Zephyr
Senior Member Username: zephyr Post Number: 3136 Registered: 07-2003 |
Hi Lisa, I appreciated your help,there are quite a few differences here, for instance we don't have wild turkey...pheasant yes, but as I'm vegetarian I went for chicken of the woods. | ||
| Laurie Byro
Advanced Member Username: lauriette Post Number: 1384 Registered: 11-2003 |
just beautiful laurie | ||
| Zephyr
Senior Member Username: zephyr Post Number: 3189 Registered: 07-2003 |
Thank you Laurie. I wonder if you picked up on the alternative interpretation at the end, no one else seems to have done, it could be literal or..... |
