Secret Sanctuary

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On this beautiful spring day my 2 best friends (my husband and a fellow OP poet) took a long walk to our new favorite wetlands observation destination, We sat for awhile chillin' and enjoying each other's company. Then Tom left us to explore:)

Secret Sanctuary

My husband found a treasure;
A secret in the wild.
He thrashed through dense green forest,
with the excitement of a child.

We sat and patiently waited
to hear him respond to our call.
We worried he'd been gone so long;
perhaps he tripped and had a fall.

We thought we heard a woman
screaming in the wood.
Saying "stay away from here"
We also thought we heard a dog
yipping out of fear.

Was it wild pigs snorting
or insane wood folk?
I worried....Where's my old man?
DID HE HAVE ANOTHER STROKE?

In the sky high over us
we saw five Blue Heron
making a fuss

We waited with anticipation
For Tom to return
from his exploration

When he rejoined us
his smile was beaming.
Down his face sweat was streaming.

His breath was labored and short.
He was so excited to report. 

HE FOUND A HERON ROOKERY
and stood beneath nests in a tree
Discovering a birder's dream
we will return to witness this scene.

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toredbloodink commented on Secret Sanctuary

03-14-2017

Nameste I see this name on Facebook... I know it's a term of being Earth friendly.. Great write...

Kanicki commented on Secret Sanctuary

09-27-2010

Fine work so enjoyable to read! It brought me back to my days at summer camp - enjoying Mother Nature-the greatest Mother of all. Namaste.

earthly

09/27/2010

Thank you-Namaste...Earthly

redbloodink commented on Secret Sanctuary

06-10-2010

Wimsical and fun....... imagery was great but the best part... I think I took the trip with ya.... ty Earthly I needed some nature today.... for my lil town they are cutting the woods down..... red

earthly

06/16/2010

Come along with me into the woods anytime friend-Namaste

stellar commented on Secret Sanctuary

06-08-2010

this poem is exciting....it feels like i am the one who is the persona...I love it...^_^ v

Madelynn commented on Secret Sanctuary

05-31-2010

Bless his sweaty, breathless heart!! Now I know you two really belong to each other! I love that you brought a child-like sense of discovery to the poem..or should I say Tom did?! This was written so admiring, and in perfect rhythm, keeping your reader waiting to find good ol' Tom right along with you! Thanx for taking me hiking with you..next time I'll bring the sack lunch! blessed be-Maddi

Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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Heat Wave 2010 15
Ode to the Sweetest Leaf (Highestku) 14
Rain Haiku 10
Sharing the Treasure 8
Wetland Haiku 6
Moose Obituary 8
My First Glimpse 5
Secret Sanctuary 22
For Tom My Love 9
Northern Spring Harbinger 8
Sunset (Haiku) 12
Celebrate the Earth 6
The Lyrids 5
Wetland CSI 12
Eagle Spirit 16
To My Friend Audrey 3
Feast For the Feathered 3
Don't Give Up 13
Sunshine (Haiku) 6
Spring Hope 7
Ospreys' Return 5
Spring Celebration 3
The Dark Mob 4
Good Morning Haiku 2
Spring Choir 1
Sunny Sunday Walk 13
Hands 6
Some Secrets Are Like Monsters 6
This Cold Winter 2
White Mountain Haiku 5
You Must Decide 2
Another Life 2
Five Partridge in the Old Apple Tree 1
Arizona Dreaming (Haikus) 5
Dom Deluise 2
Sore Belly Blues 7
Coffee Time 10
Poem Builder fan 1
Signs of Old Age 2
Plea 11
I'd Rather Self-Medicate 9
Poets and Poems 7
Ode to My Friend Jeff (5/1/57-8/15/
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Mystery Visitors 2
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Rise and Shine (Like it or Not) 2
Below Zero 1
woes of a debtor 1
Christmas 2007 2
Bad Back 3
Mixed Flock 2
Shaken Snowglobe 1
Christmas Stroke 3
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Stop 4
What's That Noise? 3
A Bed 2
Adolescent 2
An Injury 2
So Cold 3