The Forest Changed

The Forest Changed

A Poem by Brad Dehler
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From the book Syzygy (2020)

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The forest changed
But slower
Than the ocean shore
Recognizable for long
Stints of time
You are like the ocean
Your personality makes
So that I do not
         Really know you
The ebb and flow of tides
Shaped you strangely

© 2024 Brad Dehler


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I like this. It rings true to me.

Posted 1 Month Ago


No matter the fervent belief that life can hold on indefinitely, comes a time when the planet is top-tilted on its own axis and the harvest's not for reaping. Is the same with the ocean.. it moves inecessantly but forever holds its own precious magic.

Posted 1 Month Ago


This hits me right there. And it is extraordinary.

Posted 2 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Brad Dehler

2 Months Ago

So happy for you to say Mr Simm!! Thank you
Nicely written nature poem. Good work

Posted 2 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Brad Dehler

2 Months Ago

Thank you sir for reading my poem and for the compliment. Good day to you!
Unusual comparison of a changeable ocean and not such a drastically changing forest.

People always are unrecognizable to others, what's going inside at the level of the ocean's deepness.

Beautiful poem.

Posted 2 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Brad Dehler

2 Months Ago

Thank you for your insights and for the very generous compliment. Thank you Kate. Have a wonderful d.. read more
Paints a portrait with a question mark ending, but then again, do we ever know. Things change, life changes, no two days, no two facial expressions, no two feelings are ever the same. Mistakes come from assuming that the shoreline is exactly the same as you left it. Funny it is to go back and find it looks the same but everything about it is different. Very cool thoughts here. Something I can definitely relate to and wish I had written.

Posted 2 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Brad Dehler

2 Months Ago

Wow that is a very big compliment sir, wish you had written. I am humbled. I'm taking a knee. Thank .. read more
Not sure if this one is observation or critique. The speaker acknowledges the differences between himself and the other, seemingly without complaint. But there is an air of dissatisfaction there, because of an inability to know the other better. Maybe he desires to know too much.

Posted 2 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Brad Dehler

2 Months Ago

I appreciate any feedback, and you John the Baptist, often has a truckload of insight. Thank you for.. read more
Hmmm, i like the imagery of the forest changed. it feels so personal to me like me. ebb and flows of the tide. Changes. personality. yeah me too. i go from introvert nerd to extroverted party starter. life of the party. So very, very, very much relatable.

Posted 2 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Brad Dehler

2 Months Ago

Thank you for relating with this poem. Yes, the ebb and flows; we -like the tide....___---___---___-.. read more

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Added on August 5, 2024
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Brad Dehler
Brad Dehler

Salem, OR



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