SEA OF GRASS

Dedicated to the memory of Robert Frost, one of the greatest poets ever. Just read "The Road Not Taken"and I think you will agree.

Waving back and forth with the ever present gusting wind
Shifting colors reflected from the glory of sun lights blend
This be a sea of grass churning like the surf at high tide
Where as a kid in this storm of grass did I play and hide
The sweet sent and memories from my youthful times
Become the reason for my reflecting reminiscing rhymes
Youth relived in my mind as conqueror, crusader or king
Fields of grass both play ground partner and play thing
The greens are not as green as my memory holds them
In truth all colors now seem to have faded and grown dim
Still do I run fast through the grassy fields of my mind's eye
For only there will my age let me truly cut lose and fly
                           Bear

Author's Note

I leave most punctuation to the reader that they can read the poem in their own meter, mood and motility. I thank you for taking the time to read my work.

Reviews

[dreamcatcher]

Would you like to publish some of your poetry works to this site? http://www.penana.com/contests?cat=active&genre=all
I'm thinking the writers and readers there might like your style! I've been using the platform for a while and found it a fun experience!

[Bear]

I will give the site a look and once again I want to thank you for the review.

[dreamcatcher]

You're welcome! All the best with your writing, and everything else!:-)

[dreamcatcher]

I like how you left the punctuation to the reader almost entirely...it's a really creative move, one which I've never come across until now! For the fifth line, is it 'scent' rather than 'sent' though?(I'm not sure!) I love the poem...especially how you tied in a childhood theme to the nature scene...thank you for sharing this poem!:')

[Bear]

You are absolutely correct it should be scent, and thank you for catching it, I have mistakes in many of my poems posted here till someone who really reads the poems and spots them. But this time it was just human error and thanks for taking the time to leave your thoughts, I shall return the read and review favor soon :~)

[Millzy86]

this is awesome I feel like I am right there in a waist height field or paddock
refreshing thanks :)

[Tori]

I like this piece a lot, i can really visualize and feel what you are talking about. I love the the last line of the poem it really is truth.

[Bear]

Thank you for your kind words.

[Nia Lisa]

What you said in the note was actually brilliant in my opinion, people interpret things differently and it can change how they read it...I once had a creative writing teacher who got mad at me for doing that though >_> but well I wasn't punctuating for the sake of not punctuating anyways lol. This poem made me cry, and it was very vivid and pretty, I'm reeeaaally missing my childhood right now.

[Bear]

Thank you for your kind words, I to have been frowned at for my lack of punctuation. But after having heard the same poem read out loud by three different people and each person read it with different inflection and interpretation because the punctuating contradicted how they took the poem. I found the most people read to their own interpretation so why not leave it to each reader how they read it. I am glad you enjoyed it and sorry to have caused you tears, then again let me post my tears poem and make you smile :)

[Nia Lisa]

:) Yeah, for some things I don't feel like there should be a dead-set standard, it's just too limiting...and alright lol I'll hold you to that