Wild.

Never seen the bars of a cage. 
Reckless
Chasing ancient and primal virtue
The freedom of wind,
The strength of mountain crests,
The harmony of thousands of grasses
Writhing in the breeze. 

Speaking to the elements.
Restless
Advice from a fire pit and
Wisdom from a thunderstorm. 
Settle not, relent not, 
Surrender the heart to untamable forests. 

Watching civilization from a great distance.
Out of step 
With the everyday behavior, 
Marveling at a rogue strand of sunlight
That dares to peek between 
Dull brick buildings.
Into hallways that are packed with people
But yet are deserted. 

Wanting to grip it like a rope
And tug my way out.
It snaps halfway and I am left on the ground,
A rapidly fading fragment of sun
Gripped in my fingers. 

Author's Note

Leave thoughts. :)

Reviews

[Stanley Wilson]

Non stop images great poem

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

I like the concept with some editing I think this could be a truly great piece

[Jamestown]

This is a gem! The imagery is non-stop throughout the write! I was completely
sucked into every word and the wording is amazing! Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Terrence Chang]

Your words are like a moving camera reel. As you flow your words you and letting a vision in motion like I am standing over there and enjoying my movie. Fabulous write Falling Leaf

[Amber Lily]

This is a fantastic picture that you have painted for us! There's of course, beauty, but then there is also the wild of nature to which we must be careful with. I think the unpredictability of nature it what makes it fascinating because most of us have our days planed out as to we know what to expect. But nature... has it's own plans that we will never know until we see it. A great uplifting read for my morning :)

[Einstein Noodle]

"The harmony of thousands of grasses
Writhing in the breeze. "
love those lines ... even in Iowa's fall .. the browns of grasses are sublime and many ..
makes me relive my reckless youth ;) .. would not change it ever!
E.

[Haeshin]

The imagery feels confused between that of a zoo, the wild, and a urban town. I do like the second one.

[Coyote Poetry]

I liked the feel and drive of the words. Had the feel of observer living and accepting things as-is. I like the honest tone and thoughts in the words. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[R Smith]

you write with great freedom Falling Leaf, that is a difficult task to perform, you have no constraints, well done for being free :)

[Valentine]

I really like the grouping that starts " Watching civilization from a great distance...' the sunlight daring to peek etc. Some very nice lines in this write. Valentine