Place of stillness

by WritingWolf

Published July 20, 2012

In Stuff from a while ago

In this place of stillness,
nothing seems to move,
every thing is silent,
standing for so long.

I see the big old oak,
its leaves a shining green,
never moving, never swaying,
standing still for all to see.

I listen for the slightest sound,
nothing creaks nor groans,
everthing so quiet,
standing all alone.

High up in the tree,
perches newly fledged robin,
wings a spread, taking off,
yet never moving.

All around time stands still,
whaching out for me,
so stifly it stands,
as if I may try to harm it.

In this place of stillness,
all that can be heard,
are ones own thoughts,
sluggesh as they are.

silent and still,
this place stands alone,
the world leaves it behind,
and I'm traped inside.
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tarameagan wrote a review Review · Jul 20, 2012

Wow , this is really good. I like the flow. Also it has great detail and as I read it , I created a mental image in my head of the big old oak tree. I think the ending was brilliant.

" silent and still,
this place stands alone,
the world leaves it behind,
and I'm traped inside"

This stanza is my Favorite.
I think you have great talent.
Great job


:)-t

rockingyourstar wrote a review Review · Jul 20, 2012

I really like the mood of this piece. Your images really give off that feeling of a frozen scene, especially the mention of the robin with its wings outspread. However, I did note numerous misspellings throughout the poem, such as "groons" (groans), "quite" (quiet), "takeing of" (taking off), and "sliggish" (sluggish). Then there are common errors, such as the homonyms "seams" (a place where two pieces of fabric are sewn together) instead of "seems" and "creeks" (multiple small streams) instead of "creaks." But all of these are easily fixed. I just recommend using a spell-check system and always proofing for typos. Technicalities aside, this poem overall had a very lovely mood that was well-portrayed. Very nice job. :)

I was really tired when I wrought it, and I always have a lot of spelling errors when I'm tired. Thanks! ;)



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