Dark, those woods I leave behind
To seek relief within the light
Free from branches intertwined
A placed that seemed eternal night
Yet, dark still, within this glade
Of dancing trees and mossy stone
Is the path where I have strayed
Beyond the crowds, now all alone
And as the last light scatters
Within what little lies ahead
Seeming now more sinister
Are trees that seem to harbor dread
If I stay and all turns black
Assuredly, my time is done
Forward now, no turning back
Where lies relief, but with the sun
I edited the photo of a mossy glade by Sue Vincent for her Thursday photo prompt – The glade… #writephoto at The Daily Echo to make it feel more foreboding. Her original photo is below.
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You have created the atmosphere so well.
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I had considered a negative image, but I didn’t think I could write something dark enough to fit it.
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Neat, precise and well wrought. And the feelings it evokes are clear. Thank you for sharing it.
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It was a nice exercise. Thank you for reading.
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Nicely done–both photo editing and poem. I like the whole idea of the darkness of the forest contrasting with the lightness ahead, and i wondered how or why the person strayed from the path?
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At first I tried making a negative image, but I couldn’t come up with a story of intentionally walking into darkness.
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You’ve created a whole world here. I like that it leads to the reader’s own meditations. (K)
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Yes. Where we’ve been, and why.
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Another layer of mystery added to the glade of dancing trees…Thanks, Ken!
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Thank you for the opportunity.
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I am very much enjoying this 🙂
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Very ‘Fangorn’ in your version, Ken… the actual glade has a joyous feel but one that is undoubtedly tinged with mystery…
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This would have been darker yet, if I had gone with my original idea of a negative image, but I didn’t want to turn the feel of the glade completely on its head.
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Wonderful! Your editing of the photo enhances the mood of your poem.
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I could see the beauty of the original photo, but was looking for an opposite feeling.
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And you found it.
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