Two of a Kind

[ellyssian]

Two of a Kind
By Everett A Warren
July 24, 2007

The sweet scent of the woodlands
caught on a summer's breeze
carries me away
carries me away to you

Deep pine woods leave me dancing in shadows
flowing with the ferns on the forest floor
they carry me away
carry me away to you

In forest glade the water runs crystal clear
singing in harmony with rock and dripping leaf
tempting me astray
leading me away from you

And the meadow tall grasses reach down to me
wildflowers bright to catch my eye conspire
to lead me away
lead me away from you

Forgotten errands
flowing with the ferns on the forest floor
I remember...
singing in harmony with rock and dripping leaf
I run...
so lost I pledge I will never be found
whispering to the woods
and the winds
and the sweet scents
caught on a summer's breeze

In darkest glen by mirror-still pool I rest in silence
you take my hand in yours and our eyes meet wild and true
for the forest always brings me to you
brings me home to you

Copyright (c) 2007 Everett Ambrose Warren

Comments

[patrixa.livejournal.com]

as always, beautifully done -- awesome word pictures.

Rachel read it aloud to me -- I told her I couldn't tell if it was sad or happy; she quietly responded, "I suppose that's life"

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

She's a great kid!

Hey - I went through that bag o' stuff you sent back with Deb and the boys, and I have to say, my favorite thing is the bookmark! =)

[patrixa.livejournal.com]

the bookmark, hey? Eat crow, you mangy son!!!!!!!!! :-P

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Mangy son? My daughter made that bookmark. That makes it extra special! =P

[possibledust.livejournal.com]

That is really beautiful.

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I'm debating if I want to try to figure out how to play the music I hear in my head that goes along with it... =)

[possibledust.livejournal.com]

That, I would love to hear!

Really though, very wonderfully written and vivid imagery...it seems to me to capture certain aspects of a relationship so beautifully. That's only how I interperet it though :)

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

That, I would love to hear!

I don't know about that! =)

My kids like my singing, but everyone else runs screaming!

[possibledust.livejournal.com]

Haha, that's about how my singing is too! :)

[nyxalinth.livejournal.com]

Beautiful and touching to me in ways too hard for anyone but me to understand ;)

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

I like to leave bits and pieces of it up to imagination... it could apply to a situation as simple as: "boy cuts through woods to go visit girl; girl cuts through woods to go see why boy is late; boy gets distracted and stays in woods; girl gets distracted and stays in woods; they wind up in the same place; happy ending!" But it can also apply to a lot of other situations as well. =)