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Morning Walk
When I was a voyeur,
I stole out into unpeopled calm.
There was innocent dawn and her choir,
sounding her half dreaming tongue,
stretching cool fingers to touch guiltless earth;
trusting, naked.
I do not know how long I marveled in beauty’s wake,
Or what ticks I laid hidden in the grass on my return.
I stole out into unpeopled calm.
There was innocent dawn and her choir,
sounding her half dreaming tongue,
stretching cool fingers to touch guiltless earth;
trusting, naked.
I do not know how long I marveled in beauty’s wake,
Or what ticks I laid hidden in the grass on my return.
Published 17th Aug 2020
Author's Note
Sorry I’ve been away! I’ve been focused on my new EP. Here's one inspired by a morning walk.
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17th Aug 2020 9:36am
great to see you back with this gorgeous piece.
also great to hear that you are recording,
please give us a heads up when it is ready.
also great to hear that you are recording,
please give us a heads up when it is ready.
19th Aug 2020 8:42pm
17th Aug 2020 1:32pm
I've been patiently awaiting the next installment to your epic, Harry. This is the next best thing; there is nothing like a morning walk.
19th Aug 2020 8:43pm
So sorry for the epic delay! I’m hoping to get back to that soon. Life and other projects have kind of overrun me.
17th Aug 2020 4:24pm
I've been enjoying the clean economy of unwords in my writing of late. I love unpeopled calm. I often take morning walks and lament the constant roar of vehicles. A quiet country walk sounds wonderful.
19th Aug 2020 8:46pm
Thanks for reading, Daniel. Heck yeah for unwords. I think it works in this sense because of my own setting, which I’ve realized I failed to mention in the poem is a town. I feel like it’s natural instinct is to be peopled, which is why unpeopled made sense as a descriptor for me.
10th Sep 2020 2:47pm
You spied and secretly ogled at an unwitting nudist or is this about nature only? Whatever it is it is awesome and fabulously crafted muse. Kudos for the poem.
Plz pleez do read and comment my newest poem too.
Plz pleez do read and comment my newest poem too.
