Shenandoah by George Hoerneri walk through you
and you
reveal yourself
to me
do you wear your spirit
hanging from branches
on your leaves
as they wave in the breeze
or in your mountain stream
where your sadness
is washed clean
valleys, hidden streams, caves
you open and invite me
to enjoy your beauty
you ask only gentleness
you return my spirit
whole to me
02/04/2003
Author's Note: For any that don't know Shenandoah National Forest is in Virginia south west of DC a hundred or so miles. I used to hike there with a minister friend of mine who is no longer with us.
Posted on 12/04/2008 Copyright © 2024 George Hoerner
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 12/04/08 at 08:40 PM A place I would love to hike through. Thank you. |
Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 12/04/08 at 09:43 PM It is pretty beautiful. Thanks for making me think I ought to go back sometime. |
Posted by Alison McKenzie on 12/05/08 at 03:14 PM Never been, but it sounds like just the right magic! Thanks for penning this lovely piece, George! |
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