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River Voices

GCThomas

I have heard the river voices,
the rocks called out as I’ve passed;

Only when you’re alone in nature
will you learn what the earth has to teach.



"But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Job 12:7-8."

About this poem

When you spend a lot of time alone in the wilderness, your ears tune themselves to the silence and the sounds of nature. The effect of a river tricking the mind that other people must be heading your way on the trail, only to never materialize is one that must be gotten used to. I love how much we can learn from nature.

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Submitted by GCTHOMAS on January 14, 2024

Modified by GCTHOMAS on January 14, 2024

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Scheme XX XX XX
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 368
Words 81
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2
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GCThomas

Lover of mountains, gardening, and simple living. A social worker & mental health professional by day; a poet by night. more…

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  • luisestable1
    luisestable1
    In modern times, man has lost the sacred wonder of nature. We do not see it the same as the man of the past. For many a tree is just a thing that stands in the way. We have lost the myth, the mystery of it all.
    This poem is a good reminder of those days when man and nature were one. When man lived in daily contact with nature and participated in its wonders.
    Good read!     
    LikeReply3 months ago

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