Thursday, January 29, 2015

escape to solitude






i walk the back woods barefoot thinking i would *escape

but then i realize all around me knows i’m here

when i breathe ,the air comes without announcement

with every step the ground comes up to meet me
 
when i reach up the leaves of trees touch my finger tips

if i look up at the sky with its white crinoline skirt it stares back

whistle and i’m joined by the cardinal, sparrow and bluebird

sing and the howl of the wolf is inspired knowing of my presence

trying not to think but memories entangle me in reflections

my beating heart calls out to those entwined with mine

this soul carries a torch for those that have left me

i guess escaping is not easy, only solitude



* connotes selfless; Tao

 


18 comments:

  1. We can attempt to escape, and sometimes this isn't easy to do, but I bet if your find a place that is calm it is the best you could do. Instead of running to hide, why not deal with what is in front of you and live your life to the extreme. Never know what excitement you might discover.

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    1. thanks Kenn for participating. this piece is not about running to hide, it's about try to touch the calm and peace within in spite of all the turmoil around. i'm not sure how old you are but i have experienced many things in my life that would exceed 'the extreme'. discovery is always present. mi amigo contentment in life is not about searching for the extraordinary but making the ordinary, just that.

      gracias for stopping by mi amigo

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  2. This is such a beautiful piece of writing. Love really is the best thing to write about. I particularly liked the line in Katie Melua's song "If I were a book you would read me every night".

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  3. Escape is so hard as we always take ourselves...solitude easier but more painful at times..and beautiful song choice to accompany this piece

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  4. ah such wisdom!!!
    Have a happy Sunday

    much love...

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  5. How beautiful! I often forget that what we touch also touches us. I most often experience the environment I live in as benevolent and uplfting, something I can lean on and trust while I travel where I need to go. The question of love is hard in this context--how shared ever, is the air we breathe?

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  6. I think we need that silence and solitude no matter what we are. Nature is a big helper that we always forget. And solitude is never the same as loneliness.

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  7. silence and solitude can be great friends...and worst nightmares....i always go to the woods to find relief from my troubles....like susan i also like the touch that resonates back into us when we touch something.....

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  8. No escaping but finding ourselves ~ Solitude amidst nature may be best ~

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  9. It really is hard to 'escape.' Our mind is always active, and even in silence there is that ever-present reflection that we cannot shut off. Well penned.

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  10. We do need to reach and feel the peace and quiet of nature to keep in touch with our inner self.

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  11. I read line one and immediately thought, "There is no escape." I am happy that your poem took us to that end.

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  12. 'but then i realize all around me knows i’m here'....I find such peace in the woods especially knowing all of nature welcomes me there.....I agree such a beautiful piece!

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  13. I like your special use of the word escape as selflessness. This is well conveyed by the active environment you describe. Thank you for visiting my blog as well.

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  14. I love the knowing that "everything knows I'm here"...... and how you are joined by nature in your human condition of memories and loss. Love "my soul carries a torch for those who have left me." Mine too, my friend. I had not heard Katie Melua's beautiful voice. Thanks for the introduction, beautiful!

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  15. Yes we are always here even if we don't know it.

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