nature poetry
An ode to Mother Nature; poems that take their inspiration from the great outdoors.
The Lizard
Author's Note: I've always wanted to write an adventure odyssey akin to Homer's epic The Odyssey. On one of my family's many visits to my grandparents in Florida, I took special notice of the tiny lizards who would sun themselves on the sidewalk and scamper out of the way as I approached. Thus the idea and the protagonist of "The Lizard" were decided.
By Stephen A. Roddewig4 years ago in Poets
Lurking Shadows
Author's Note: A huge influence on my early writing was Felix Salten's Bambi, a Life in the Woods (which inspired the later Disney movie). I loved the vivid natural scenes Salten painted and the greater themes of life, death, and love drawn between the characters. Not to mention the markedly darker plot of the book versus the movie adaptation. "Lurking Shadows" is just one of many attempts to capture a piece of that inspiration in my own writing. But unlike most of my attempts, I actually finished this poem.
By Stephen A. Roddewig4 years ago in Poets
