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poetry by j matthew waters

to the flowers of the forest

I’ve confronted death before
or was it vice versa
I do not recall

I remember being unafraid
and to the trees surrounding me
I said you will be my witness

then the north wind did blow
aiding me to my feet
and it was at that moment
I began to understand
the silence of the woods

the heart never truly heals
it simply seeks to regenerate
like the flora of the forest

november two thousand twenty
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved

Posted in Nature, Poetry and tagged flower, poem, Poetry

9 thoughts on “to the flowers of the forest”

Infinite Living on November 30, 2020 at 11:23 pm said:

Absolutely beautiful, love the concluding lines!

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- j matthew waters on December 1, 2020 at 6:36 am said:
  
  Thank you very much, Pragalbha!
  
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mbrazfieldm on November 30, 2020 at 11:55 pm said:

awesome ending friend xo

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- j matthew waters on December 1, 2020 at 6:36 am said:
  
  thanks so very much! xo
  
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my valiant soul on December 1, 2020 at 6:58 am said:

You write lovely poems.

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- j matthew waters on December 1, 2020 at 7:51 am said:
  
  Thank you so much, I feel the same about your poetry.
  
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nightlake on December 4, 2020 at 7:08 am said:

Wow. This was nicely done.

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- j matthew waters on December 4, 2020 at 5:33 pm said:
  
  Many thanks, Padmini. Hope you’re safe and in good health.
  
  John
  
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  - nightlake on December 5, 2020 at 2:22 am said:
    
    I am. Thank you so much. Hope you are well too

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