On The Wings Of Freedom

[Redstormy]

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On The Wings Of Freedom

When I tell people Nature's my first love,
they find it hard to believe.
Alien in this world of people,
I feel lost outside the forest.
Grew up with the sound of a rivers flow,
ravens and Eagles flying over my head.

My favorite Solace place was through
a small pine forest on a craggy ridge
that overlooked the Shagawa River.
I’d bath is the warmth of summer sun,
listen to forest sounds,
inhaled the fragrance of Majestic Northern Pine.

Peace washed over me in currents of the wind.
The river clear enough to see the rocks below.
Air clean enough to heal my tired lungs.
My heart belongs to the wilderness,
so much, my husband is jealous of her.
On the wings of freedom I fly to her now
wondering if she still has the power
to heal these tire lungs and this wounded soul.

[laleesh]

oh, look at the faun!!!! clearly, in the middle of the photo!!!

i too am a nature girl, red; you should see the lovely places she brings me in my dreamss! or her dreams, whichever!

this is a lovely piece and picture!


:)
laleesh

[naturalist]

ah red it's good to see you again. thank you for the lovely piece, the picture is awesome - what vivid awesome color. your place of peace sounds absolutely wonderful. may I ask which forest that is from - looks like colorado.

[laleesh]

lol, lenny! you are looking through the wrong set of eyes!!! :)

a faun is the latin version of the satyr, a woodland deity or spirit pictured as half-man/half-goat, with pointed ears, horns and the tail of a goat. these supernaturals inhabited the wild forests, conceived as emanations of the god Faunus, consort to Fauna or bona dea, the good goddess.

fauns were naturally identified as devils during the middle ages. having been originally conceived as lusty creatures they were confused with the incubus devils always seeking sexual intercourse with women according to the handbooks of the inquisition. the christian authorities were as firmly convinced as the ancients that these creatures existed in the woods and wild places, they just didn't like them as much as the ancients did! :)

but here you are! red has proven their existence in her lovely photo! can't you see him just between the trees in the farthest ground, right in the center of the photo? maybe he's hiding from you :).


affectionately,
:)
laleesh

[Redstormy]

Laleesh, Naturalist and Lenny thank you all so much. :)

Nice to hear from all of you once again. I've missed you too Naturalist. :)Laleesh thank you for the trivia, Lenny lol I was looking too.


Red

[Territorial Hawk]

I love the poem and the picture. Well done, Red.

[judih]

What beauty!
thank you so much, Red,

judih
*peace*

[just simple]

Ah Stormy, I could live in a forest with bears and feel less threatened than concrete full of humans. Enjoyed this very much, esp the pic that helped surrender me to your poem.

just simple

[Michael]

Red, first of all, the image is stunning. Very nice. It compliments the piece very well (or does the poem compliment the image?).

“On The Wings Of Freedom” is well done. It certainly makes a believer out of anyone who may have doubted your love of Nature. The last stanza is absolutely filled with poetry (not that the rest of the piece is not).
Originally posted by Redstormy
Peace washed over me in currents of the wind.
The river clear enough to see the rocks below.
Air clean enough to heal my tired lungs.
My heart belongs to the wilderness,
so much, my husband is jealous of her.
On the wings of freedom I fly to her now
wondering if she still has the power
to heal these tire lungs and this wounded soul.
The hyperbole of “peace washing over” you and personified “air” healing your “tired lungs”.

Freedom personified, “my husband is jealous of her”.

The imagery and, again, hyperbole of flying “on the wings of freedom”, not to mention the alliteration (whoops, I mentioned it). ;)

Very vivid in more than one way. :)

Nicely penned and nicely drawn, Red.

[Redstormy]

Wow thank you all so much! Michael I have missed your comments, you always put so much of yourself into reading thank you, I much appreciate it! :)*wink* you saw the freedom again.


Red