Do you feel "connected"?

Question

No loneliness

found

in the solitude

of nature

where gentle

nudgings deeply

move us

reaching out

to blend

make us one.

Rotting twig

on ground

near dusty feet

just traversed

worn pathway

forged long ago

by heavy tread

of those unknown

seeking solitude

or something

more.

Air filled

with whispers

as diligent wind

carries pollen

fulfilling its fate

slight fragrance

inhaled

from earth below

bears witness

to seasons' rhythms

continuing on

as before.

River ripples

ancient melody

veil of sound

covers our soul

endless tune

unwavering,

unconcerned if

no one listens

or thinks of it

always the same

enduring melody

in solitude

symphony plays.

Ears awakened

from hushed

murmurings

sense of smell

sharpened

by rising

sweet fragrance

senses

are suffused

opened soul

filled by

nature seething

as God perfects

His weaving.

Face to face

we come

embracing innate

eternal knowledge

placed within us

before first breath

spiritual touchstone

always yearning

now touched

in silent rejoicing

our hearts

do not beat

they quake.

The world is wide

swarming

with tiny specks

dots of humanity

all life existing

though small

we are part

of this majestic

cosmos, we weep

with hearts full

of gratitude

connected

to the whole.

Answer 1

How often must one tel you that UNDOUBTEDLY you have the voice of a poet, yet not hear you say thank you. A thank you would be given by you with no question, if your soul and your heart had already realized for their sake not your ego, which reaches for recognition, but is miserly to show gratitude to those who ALREADY hold your writing aloft.

When your voice, heart and soul, Blend into one, most gracious, through that same graciousness shall you then feel, to recognize heart-full (genuine) praise and show such praise a humble gratitude. Pure and Simple. Until then many magnificent perceptions written to paper may flow easily through you, but that as a Poet, does not render you complete.

Answer 2

These words work well.

They have formed an honest poem.

Answer 3

This made me cry,it's that beautiful.

Answer 4

Earlier, we spoke about true virtual virtues. This is it. A writer emerges from another regular person, just like me. Some viewers confuse me with brilliant. I am fast, funny and greatly glib. I can research and translate as fast as anyone I know. A writer is nothing more than a good transcriber. The people with the most thoughts and memories to take down make the best writers. It is very simple, ain't it, Ma?

Answer 5

Many great sentiments expressed in that poem. I always feel connected out here in the country where I live being surrounded by nature and the animals I love. When I sit out back and hear the stream over my stone wall that comes down the hill, it really is a beautiful sound. This is where I always feel most connected, here right where I live. I like to occasionally visit the city but I am always so glad to come home to the peace and quiet that surrounds me here..When I watch the birds every day and see them with their young it's a wonderful feeling, and I know that next year they'll be back and the  cycle continues again for nature and for each of us..

Answer 6

If only I could accomplish what the blade of grass I stare at will.

I read this....three times, MA  Beautiful clearing house of our existence.

Muse schmuse...This is you Dear. Thanks...

Answer 7

I am SO there!  YES!  I'm gonna go out in the backyard and lay on the lawn under the apple tree.  Hopefully an apple won't fall on my head, they keep falling off.  Better an apple than a bird poo though.  I've had bluejays and magpies in my yard recently.  That's some seriously large poo!

Answer 8

Why are people blue ?

Be like bird that flew.

We gaze at the sun.

Tomorrow we going to have fun.

Inside, we like towards our heart.

I'm not goin to be an old f**t.

Beauty is in the sunflower

I hold so much power.

Answer 9

Ma, you are a Writer and this is Poetry. Complex math made simple.

In a Dot to Dot competition (or even Twister) you would win hands down. You connect with everybody. Is this a new soul in an old body? I think not. It was always there. A time and a place for everything, there is. Your time starts NOW!

Answer 10

I'm a poet myself, so I can really appreciate the beauty in that. Thanks for sharing.  <3

Answer 11

I feel connected to this

I feel connected to nature

I feel connected to others that I've never met

Perhaps we were made from the same dirt heap

or shared some air molecules long ago.

You Go Gurl!

Answer 12

Just beautiful ma.  I like reading your poems.  Love honey

Answer 13

The differences between your first poem and this one are exponential. Poetry resides in all of us. It takes work and courage to permit it to emerge.

Answer 14

It does show that you really are connected to nature, like the work named: "Road Less travelled". You shown to everyone that even the smallest details can be as powerful using you conciousness. It is filled with different connected points that it is like a lullaby... you also ended the poem quite nicely. You did connect them all, but I feel something is missing. maybe it is too nature oriented and it would not hurt to add something that are very common to everyone. well this is much of an opinion than a critique ... sry if u dont like it

Answer 15

Beautiful poetry -but it's no wonder nature is seething! Why does God have to perfect his weaving (after all, it should already be perfect -He's God, for God's sake!)? :)

Actually, I'm a NYC person (born & raised) so I usually feel more connected to the whole when I'm around people than when I'm off alone someplace. I can admire the wonders of nature, but I need the human interaction to feel connected -but I guess maybe that's just me.    

Answer 16

beautiful :] lately I have been feeling so, very dettached from everyone, just moved into college so it should change soon.

Answer 17

i love this poem. the only place i really do feel connected is when i'm far from city noises and in the solitude of nature. it gives me the feeling of comfort and of feeling at home. it's really what life is supposed to be about, is how i think. it's then i'm so thankful for being given the time i have on earth, to enjoy just being alive. actually, i even feel that way when i'm in my own kitchen, looking at the sun risin over the trees through my kitchen window  ; )  it's wonderful to appreciate every little thing nature has to give us, it really pulls at my heart, for lack of a better way to put it. " In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." ~ John Muir

Answer 18

I like it

Answer 19

This is beautiful Ma. I don't find it has 'too much' nature in it at all. I found myself going back in time to my youth, when I would walk back to 'the river' to find peace. I only wish I could do so now.

Thank you for sharing this.

Answer 20

like it and yes I do

Answer 21

Wow, nice ma. They just keep getting better and better. LOL