Refresh anew – Calm the mare within:
Lasso this rearing mare tonight
She jumped the fence into the dark
Ran blind to black and stormy plight
Must be a stallion captured her heart
The way she bucked, kicked, and neighed
Then into the wind she ran as a lark
Laughing I guide her to apples again
And bubbling brooks moss and green
Where lightning bolts subside with rain
Guiding her back wild mare to dream
Of stallions bold and wise and true
By wood and musical gentle stream
Guiding her back to skies crystal blue
Where breezes and scents refresh anew
About the Creator
Pamela Williams
“Suppose I had wings like the dawning day and flew across the ocean. Even then your powerful arm would guide and protect me.”
— Psalm 139:9–10, Contemporary English Version (CEV)
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The poem eloquently reveals in a vivid way an internal struggle, a need for freedom, calmness, and renewal. A new beginning becomes visible, based on healthy relationships governed by safety.
Dear Pam - See we do have favorite 'Reach Backs' - This is so you; and so bitchin'...! btw; Speaking of way-reach backs. I wrote the only poem ever when in Hi-Shool: Funny, the only A+ I ever got...and revised it and sketched in a very similar fashion last year on Vocal: It's called "The Llama & Koala." Always my pleasure to hear from you, j.in.l.a.
Such a measured yet boundless trot to the rhythm, and the images. Bravo.
Gorgeous, gorgeous! "Must be a stallion captured her heart The way she bucked, kicked, and neighed Then into the wind she ran as a lark Laughing I guide her to apples again And bubbling brooks moss and green Where lightning bolts subside with rain" I love that -- "Laughing I guide her to apples again." The specificity in these lines is the poem's strength, giving it authenticity and a sense of grandness from a smaller focus. The objective correlative is strong in this too, multiple layers to lift up and examine. Masterful skills you're employing, Pamela! I'm sorry I have missed this until now!
So visual with your words. I enjoyed reading it.