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WILD
we are
wild haired
and feral,
my love --
lean
in our tiny
wilderness,
alone, but not,
each finding shelter
in the heart of the other
and joy in this warm, bright star
and rich black soil,
and it is as though
all time and creation
lays at our animal feet,
its energy rising,
pushing through
rock and bone,
muscle and blood
and we are,
in this bright day,
as much at home
in this green world
as those with fur
and feathers
wild haired
and feral,
my love --
lean
in our tiny
wilderness,
alone, but not,
each finding shelter
in the heart of the other
and joy in this warm, bright star
and rich black soil,
and it is as though
all time and creation
lays at our animal feet,
its energy rising,
pushing through
rock and bone,
muscle and blood
and we are,
in this bright day,
as much at home
in this green world
as those with fur
and feathers
Published 26th Apr 2023
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26th Apr 2023 2:12pm
26th Apr 2023 4:26pm
26th Apr 2023 6:26pm
This was delicious. I enjoyed the way you wound the metaphor through the entire poem,
wild haired
and feral,
my love --
wilderness,
and rich black soil,
lays at our animal feet,
rock and bone,
in this green world
as those with fur
and feathers
BUT, you also had the fleshly/electric theme winding through. It was really well done to have a human trait attached to a wild trope, and I enjoyed the heat and the tenderness. Cool poem!
wild haired
and feral,
my love --
wilderness,
and rich black soil,
lays at our animal feet,
rock and bone,
in this green world
as those with fur
and feathers
BUT, you also had the fleshly/electric theme winding through. It was really well done to have a human trait attached to a wild trope, and I enjoyed the heat and the tenderness. Cool poem!
26th Apr 2023 9:22pm
Thanks so much, Betty. I really like that critique and am glad you enjoyed the poem.
Very much appreciated.
J.
Very much appreciated.
J.
30th Apr 2023 9:54am
hey i really like your poem, especially the way it describes our animalistic nature in a positive light
30th Apr 2023 12:11pm
