599 : A Stranger in their Land

Sunday Whirl (Wordle #122) presents a list of words

that we must incorporate in a writing piece.  

The words this week are:

floor, heart, stay, dreamed, persuaded, period, 

degrees, years, space, nestled, if, vision, tribute

A Stranger in their Land.

I  slip through the grove of trees,

A stranger in their land;

I don’t think they notice me at all

Or dismiss me out of hand.

It seems my vision has degrees,

Some dreamed and rather grand;

Others stay in a foetal ball

And refuse to go as planned.

But my hopes are nestled in warm arms

Upon the forest floor,

Persuaded that the space is there

To grow and then explore.

My heart absorbs these leafy charms

As if there were no more;

A tribute to the years of care

Through periods of war.

For few can see what others see

What demons they withstand,

And only they can heed the call,

Of pipe and marching band.

I  slip through the grove of trees,

A stranger in their land;

I don’t think they notice me at all

Or dismiss me out of hand.

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2013

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