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Divine Vine

February 9, 2009
By oruga101 BRONZE, Lexington, Kentucky
oruga101 BRONZE, Lexington, Kentucky
2 articles 0 photos 8 comments

"Divine Vine"

Way back in the trees,
If you go, you can find
All the old memories
On the great swinging vine.

It hangs from the sky
In a resolute way
And it's almost too high
For the children to play.

It drops to your grip
If you want nothing more,
But it drops to your hip
If you've been there before.

The rock where you leap
Has a lake far below.
There's a feeling to keep
Like a love long ago.

And when it's your turn
If you just close your eyes,
You will have no concern;
Then away to the skies!

You soar like a missile,
Way up through the trees
And you'll hear a faint whistle
While swinging at ease.

At last when you face
The right time to let go,
You will drift all through space
To the calm lake below.

You will fly through the air
To your meteor crash,
Then the still lake will tear
With a tidal wave splash.


The author's comments:
This is about a great childhood memory of swinging on a large vine at a camp I went to. Good times come when you don't ask why.

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on Feb. 27 2009 at 12:25 am
What a beautiful poem! Well done!

lostgirlalii said...
on Feb. 27 2009 at 12:25 am
Wow.. that was really really good. It honestly moved me. I loved it. It has a special originality to it that is rare in poetry. Keep it up. It's fantastic.

starwonder95 said...
on Feb. 27 2009 at 12:24 am
this is really good. i can only read a full poem if i get into it and i totally did. i barely read poems. that is how good it was to me. this better get published or else they dont know what they are missing

on Feb. 27 2009 at 12:24 am
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Savannah said...
on Feb. 27 2009 at 12:24 am
i think it is nice i don't really get it but umm... im not deep at all

gbaltakian said...
on Feb. 27 2009 at 12:23 am
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good poem kid

on Feb. 27 2009 at 12:23 am
I like it!!

i wish i could do that! :P

Jessie said...
on Feb. 27 2009 at 12:23 am
this is beautiful =]

Brittany R. said...
on Feb. 27 2009 at 12:23 am
WOW!! good poem! You should seriously get that published into a book.

on Feb. 26 2009 at 2:10 am
oruga101 BRONZE, Lexington, Kentucky
2 articles 0 photos 8 comments
Carolyn S:

Thanks! I've spent a lot of time working on poetry mechanics, and I really appreciate your comment.



tt543:

I hope it gets published too.



Please remember to vote! : )

carijoy SILVER said...
on Feb. 25 2009 at 5:33 pm
carijoy SILVER, Phoenix, Arizona
8 articles 24 photos 51 comments
Great structure, rhyme scheme, and meter!

It feels as though you take the reader back with you; it was awesome! Keep writing!

tt543 said...
on Feb. 25 2009 at 3:40 am
This is really good man, I hope u can get it published. 5 stars