LOOSE AGAIN

The magical, mesmerizing effects of the wild.

 

They're loose again. Those night rangers that rescue ones vagrant attention by cracking the encrustations of sleep from the corners of vagabond dreams...leaving their footprints in sharp corners of the star filled night. By stepping into fields that have no edges where wildness roams, yellow-brown eyes pierce the midnight darkness and I feel the coyotes' breath beneath each footprint, I'm taught how to smile and given many reasons to do so. Walking through the sky which blankets the ground, I'm free to catch a glimpse of natures' private bath... which always makes me smile and I understand why I've always preferred the jagged skyline at altitude and the deep-throated howls of those who play by starlight. Creatures of the wild do not need to ask themselves who they are...they've always known and are quite willing to share their private knowledge with those who care to listen. I've always listened. It is the listening that holds my breath and gives it back when truth is known.... and is shown by smiles of gratitude and acceptance.

Reviews

[Michael X]

Wow Miss sharon, you have a nice collection of poetry on WC, you are a seasoned writer, I imagine how this poem expresses the passionate image of bathed in starlight, a beautiful job!

[Miss Sharon]

Thank you for a very kind review Michael! And yes...at 70 years of age I suppose one would have to say "I am a seasoned" writer. LOL

[Marimartha Mardynz]

By smiles only? I know of frowns after listening

[Miss Sharon]

Yes I do know there are always frowns as well but chose to write about the smiles because that is the way being engulfed in nature always makes me feel.

[Marimartha Mardynz]

The optimism is what keeps us going. Your point of view is really amazing

[Lydia Shutter]

Listening to the silence....knowing what it means and drinking it in. A reflective write. Keep listening....you never know when the simple truths of life will hit you. Lydi**

[Miss Sharon]

Indeed my friend. I have been witness to many truths and wisdom as I listen to the silence. Thank you for a beautiful comment Lydi. ~Sharon

[jacob erin-cilberto]

nothing like holding our breath during the midnight hours and just listening...not only to the sounds outside but also those sounds within us.
and we just have to smile.

[Jamestown]

This is fantastic, I really like the descriptions given in this write, forth stanza says it all.
I enjoyed this so much, I wrote a piece called divine communication, you may enjoy.
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Miss Sharon]

Thanks ever so much my new-found friend! Writing about God and His masterpieces are two of my favorite subjects. ~Sharon