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With the pounding of my heart
matching my furious feet,
I raced blindly through the trees…
looming above…
archly dark
and smelling of rotted pine…
They reached down with craggy limbs…
each designed
to snatch at my very essence…
Finally,
with a tumble…
I entered a clearing…
Ringed in by the oldest…
True elders out of time…
They plucked me up…
held me in the air…
and caressed my face with wind
worn limbs…
when my life was lost twice over,
I was tossed aside like
disposed refuse…
And, with the sound of
their hoarse laughter
ringing in my ears…
Was shoved roughly…
and with disdain
out of the
forest…
Back into a world..
which appeared..
Much more hostile…
and alien…
now…
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David L. Whitman 10/06/2012 from the shade of fear
Thoughts from the Outdoors 
What a vivid picture you paint with your words. Made me think of the trees in the Wizard of Oz.
Definitely not nice trees….
This are definitely not good tress…but u have good imagination and good eye 🙂
Thank you Teja…They just seemed to loom so much
They really look spooky and branches seems like claws waiting to get your soul…huhuh
Yessssss. Don’t get in grabbing range!
a lovely poem here
Thank you Padmini….Always so kind
A spooky one but excellent David!! Love the photo 🙂 Good thoughts for you this weekend!! x
Thank you, Robyn! It was a vveeerrryyyyy busy but good week!! Hope you’re doing a better and better! Glad you liked it!
Great poem David, a pleasure to read your poems! Also the picture is very beautiful!
I love black and white photos! I always thought were so expressive!
Have a great day, David and a splendid weekend! 🙂
Yes…I love the lite spookiness and the black and white helped. Have a lovely Saturday and weekend Stefania!!!
Now you are weaving fabrics? That’s a nice new hobby. Just be sure not to get your fingers caught in the loom.
No? That’s not the you meant about looming? Darn! Missed again!
Shhhhhh…..you’ve discovered the secret message that others have missed…I’m starting a clothing business hehe. Thank you Hazlin:)