Little Nook in the Woodlands
Little Nook …
I sat on a bank near a chilly brook
That bubbled slow over moss covered rocks,
Under the shade of a huge mighty oak,
Watching a pair of beautiful goshawks,
While listening to the woodpecker knocks,
That echoed all throughout this little nook,
In the cozy home of sticks and twigs nest,
The goshawks settled into quiet rest.
Across the brook under the goshawk tree,
Scurrying back and forth, a gray squirrel,
Gathering something so good with great glee,
To store away in his private tree drey.
Laying on my soft blanket beside me
Was my poem book about a faerie girl,
Each day I like to write another poem,
And imagined this little nook her home.
I wondered where she would settle and live
Somewhere within this peaceful little nook,
What is it in today’s poem I should give
To this little faerie in my poem book.
To give her a name she would not forgive,
So I will not write it down in this book,
I cannot give her a sweet lovely name,
It is her secret, t’would not be the same.
As I gazed round the little nook so dear,
My feet seemed to want to taste the water,
Scooting down closer to the brook so near
I dipped in my toes, began to totter,
Quickly I lifted my feet, for the fear
Of falling in the chilly brook water,
I slid in the brook, began to wriggle,
Then I swear I heard a faerie giggle.
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© 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns
Phyllis Doyle Burns
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Excellent imagination Phyllis. I loved it. Sounds like a super serene place to rest and be one with the world. Good piece ~Paul
Thank you, Paul. It would be a super serene place, yes. The beauty is we can go to such a place anytime with imagination. So glad you appreciate it.
And what a nook. The picture too is perfect, beautiful. Some lovely phrasing and imagery seen through the eyes of beauty, great work Phyllis.
Thank you so much, Tony. Your comment means a lot to me. So glad you enjoyed it. I was happy to find that picture, for it was in my inner vision. Thanks, dear friend.
Imaginative and so delightful. Thank you for taking me on your lovely poetic journey.
Thank you so much, Rasma. So glad you came along on the journey.
A cute poem with very pleasing rhyme, Phyllis.
Thank you, John. That rhyme sequence is from a poem by W.B. Yeats. I found it a few months ago and really like it, it took me quite awhile to figure it out. Glad you enjoyed the poem.
A relaxing piece indeed with a fun frolicking tempo – and I love the last line…giggle
Aww! Thanks Ralph. I often escape into relaxing places like the little nook. Glad you like it. I love the giggle line, too, and really thought I heard her giggle when I wrote that. It sounded like small chimes.