The Forest

By Delphoid-Q

Beneath a forest dark and green
I hear the sounds of things unseen:
From chittered voice to furtive stir,
From everywhere a rustled fur.

The creatures of this place do guard -
For in each glassy eye there lies a shard
Of that ominous presence which abounds
In every substance that surrounds.

From twixt the boughs all bathed in fog,
From behind each fallen, rotting log
Comes forth the spirit that rules this place;
A spectre as yet without a face.

I feel the thought of Him pervade:
"What do you in my enchanted glade?
You defile this land with human shame,
Return to your world and there remain."

Then reality shifts as if by spells
And I sense the taint of city smells.

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Copyright 2003 Delphoid-Q
Published on Sunday, June 15, 2003.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: I loved it. I spend alot of times in the woods. Sometimes, there's nowhere else I'd rather be. It's just what I would have said. But you did it better.

  • Circe Avalon On Friday, March 28, 2008, Circe Avalon (115)By person wrote:

    I loved the banishment of the trespasser, very good write. Sounds like something I would write! So...I loved it!

  • Anth On Thursday, February 17, 2005, Anth (1133)By person wrote:

    i adored this work, beautifully rhymed and assembled, really placed you in the scene with its great descriptions

  • A former member wrote: this one has such a great ending, love the fairy tell feel that punches with environmental force and shows man's growing farce!

  • A former member wrote: I must put this poem on my favourites list. Ever slendid moment I spend in the forest makes me dread the city more and more. I love this piece. Especially love how you give a *wiccan* sort of feel. =-MO-=

  • purr_verse On Monday, December 15, 2003, purr_verse (1059)By person wrote:

    This is wonderful. I love everything about it...so much so I can't think of a comment that doesn't sound banal... Brilliant. purr

  • urbanhumility On Thursday, November 20, 2003, urbanhumility (1175)By person wrote:

    brilliant, you speak for the soul of nature here.....lyrical, with a dark sense of "Poe", you have spoken well here...........urban

  • sole On Friday, November 14, 2003, sole (93)By person wrote:

    Everything I love in a poem, well done.

  • Blood of Winter On Friday, November 7, 2003, Blood of Winter (296)By person wrote:

    brilliant...from a child of the woodland this means a lot to me there is so much here...

  • Dancing_Monkey On Saturday, July 26, 2003, Dancing_Monkey (1246)By person wrote:

    Excellent.. Im stunned.. I want to use this in a werewolf game.. Great write. Monkey looking over the forest from the top of a tree..

  • Delphoid-Q On Saturday, July 26, 2003, Delphoid-Q (213)By person wrote:

    You hereby have the permission of the author to use this piece. Just acknowledge the source, is all.

  • Dancing_Monkey On Monday, August 25, 2003, Dancing_Monkey (1246)By person wrote:

    and I will.. for sure..

  • GreekPhilosopher On Saturday, July 12, 2003, GreekPhilosopher (156)By person wrote:

    Well Done Vre... Belting Them Out Like Some Old Man In A Candy Store... Keep It Up And I'll Have To Kill You... Or Maybe Just Buy You A "Twixt"...

  • A former member wrote: There is unrest in the forest There is trouble with the trees For the maples want more sunlight And the oaks ignore their pleas http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rush/thetrees.html THE FOREST is deep & full of vivid imagery, and tought, well done

  • Amanda Parnell On Thursday, June 26, 2003, Amanda Parnell (57)By person wrote:

    Great write. Veryvivid fot my imagination. Full of color for my thoughts. *Kitten*

  • diavolessa On Friday, June 20, 2003, diavolessa (208)By person wrote:

    I read this before and I thought I commented, but I guess not. Like I said, I find the rhymes excelent, and the description was really cool! ~D

  • manywalks On Monday, June 16, 2003, manywalks (750)By person wrote:

    Stabs at excellence. ~ mw

  • SeekingNirvana On Sunday, June 15, 2003, SeekingNirvana (29)By person wrote:

    holy shit. this is very very good. excellent flow and rhyme scheme! great immages with this piece. keep them comming!

  • A former member wrote: took me right along. good structure, last couplet was very good

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