There is a magic

[ellyssian]

There is a magic
July 2, 2005

There is a magic
in the green of ferns
in a woodland grove;
There is a magic
in the clover nodding
as the bee visits and drones on;
There is a magic
in the oak tree
towering towards the sky;
There is a magic
in ghost pipes rising pale
and ethereal from the forest floor;
There is a magic
in the beat of a hummingbirds wings
as it drinks delicately from foxglove cups;
There is a magic
in sweet ferns' resinous scent
as the aroma catches the wind and rides;
There is a magic
in evergreen needles
as little spruces dream of great heights;
There is a magic
in a chipping sparrow's
arrogant song as it perches on a stone in the stream;
There is a magic
in wild blueberry brush
that tastes sweet when it has ripened;
There is a magic
in the woodland canopy
that breathes in light and exhales air;
There is a magic
in the forest floor
as the fallen crumble and feed the soil;
There is a magic
in all that grows
and in all things it shows that
there is a magic
fathomable by science and religion
that remains magical still.

Copyright © 2005 Everett Ambrose Warren

Comments

[wyvernfriend.livejournal.com]

Would you mind if I copied this onto paper?

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

To cover all bases:
You can certainly print it out as it is (which might look better for some after I edit the pesky smart-apostrophes MSWord uses and some things like my e-mail fail to render properly).

If you copy it, make sure you include my name and copyright info on it. If it's for your own personal use, than that's fine; if it is for a product you'll be selling let me know and we'll discuss further.

And thanks for letting me know! =)

[wyvernfriend.livejournal.com]

Just planning to inscribe it into my notebook of cool poetry, that at one stage was going to be a BOS but ended up getting poetry slung at it occasionally.

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Cool!

[kk1raven.livejournal.com]

What a beautiful poem!

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Thank you! =)