Beneath The Greenwood's Mantle
Beneath the greenwood's mantle, lies
Forgotten ways and secrets, where
The oak stands firm and the hornbeam sighs
And toadstools grow without a care.ย
'Tis here among the trees where the ivy creeps
That the Lady lives, immortal,ย
And along the narrow paths she sweeps
Beneath the greenwood's mantle.ย
She sings with the birds that merry meet
As the natural world beholds her.ย
She has a snow white hare hop about her feet
And sits a raven 'pon her shoulder.ย
So should you see her, 'neath beech or elm,ย
Honour her and bow quite lowย
For she is from the faerie realm
And knows of things you'll never know.ย
Beneath the greenwood's mantle, she
Is a part and all of nature;ย
You can hear her voice in the fluttering leaves,ย
She is the lesser and the greater.ย
She walks beneath the canopy green,
Where ever nature is left alone,
And it's here, 'twixt the realms of truth and dream,ย
That the queen regains her throne.ย
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Comments
now this is amazing I love your muse
Thank you so much! ? x
Hello Being Me...
Could you be the Queen herself?
Beautiful write!
Thank you for sharing...
Best wishes and blessings!
Hugs...
sparrowsong
Hi Sparrowsong...thank you very much!ย Alas I am not the queens herself!
Blessings to you also. Keep yourself safe and well and thank you again for reading and leaving a lovely comment.ย Hugs back xย
wonderful poem
Being meย
Thank you so much, Gregย ?ย Glad you like it x
Dear Poet Sister,
You have such a strong grasp on what makes up a finely crafted poem......this is a STELLAR example of your creativity manifesting as perfectly delivered poetic self expression!!โฆ.Your use of punctuation, the clever line breaks, the metering, all come together to sing a song of nature's faerie realm......with exquisite imagery and narrative phrasing that fills the minds eye of the reader with an undeniable otherworldliness......an absolute pleasure to swim in your waters for a few my friend!!โฆโฆ..ALL STARS!! & PINNED!!โฆ...great work T!!โฆ...LOVE & ROCKETS!!โฆโฆ..T xoย : )
Wow, Tony! That is a lovely comment!ย And I thank you graciously. As you know, I love poetry and enjoy having a go at it, so to receive praise such as this makes the creative process sooooo worth it. I am so very glad you like it. Thank you again, my poetic brother, for reading, for leaving the amazing comment and the pin. Keep yourself safe and well x
O my God, what a beautiful poem, it made me cry, I've pinned this to read again and again, beneath the green woods mantle, a poem to teach our future.
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Gerard! What a perfectly beautiful response. I think writers can only dream of having such a response to their work. You humble me... But I am sooo very glad you like this poem and I am truly grateful you took the time to read and to then comment so beautifully. Thank you again for reading, for leaving such praise and for the pin. Keep safe and well x
5 stars, liked and pinned. I'm kinda speechless. This is beautiful and magical, Being Me.
Speechless? ย Really? ย Wow! ย That is an awesome comment and I don't know what to say except, of course, thankyou. Thankyou very, very much! I am so happy that you like it. I appreciate you taking the time to read this and commenting. Thankyou also for the pin! ย Keep safe and well x
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gorgeous write.ย Only thing more gorgeous is u
hahaha ?.. Oh Greg, you've made me blush ...lol. ย haha.. seriously, though, I appreciate you reading and leaving a comment (wasn't expecting one like that! ย Love it though ;) ย Thank you, my friend as always. I do appreciate you reading ...and I love your comment. Keep safe and well x
Being Me
I am one of those guys that can compliment you.with only good intentions at heart
My dear Merrill... You have just blown my mind with your extraordinarily generous comment
I don't deserve it, I know I don't, but I have to admit, it has put the biggest smile across my face. ? This is the poem I wrote instead of sorting out the manuscript for publishingย today so it kinda makes me feel not as bad as I should for neglecting such an important task. My dearest friend, I amย honoured that you like this enough to pin it and I thank you for taking the time to read. I truly, truly appreciate your presence upon my page. ย Thank you โxย ย
My Dear Being Me,
Your lovely poem is beautifully crafted, and takes the reader into a Magical Kingdom, where Fairy Tales become real.ย One can lose themselves in it's "Mantled Mists", and escape from today's sad World.ย BRAVO!!
All my love,
Larry xxx
Dear Larry, I am happy to know you liked reading this. Thankyou, as always, gor your lovely comment. It's always nice to hear from you and Linda. Stay safe and well x
Cosmo is such a fellowship of minds. I see many familiar names in the trail of commentary. Oh, what to add? Syllabically lovely and such an ease to read - enjoyed every minute. Merry has certainly met on these pages.
Best wishes x
Hi Owen, ย Thank you so much! ย I am glad you enjoyed the read. Cosmo is, indeed, a fabulous community. Keep safe and well x
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Thank you so much, Barry. That is such a lovely thing to say. Stay safe and keep well x
Well yes...I was right in the forest watching her walk by...magnificent BM...lovely imagery ..hugs ?
Thank you Marion...glad you like it. Keep safe and well x
Again, astounded! Very inspiring
Awwwย ย that is so kind of you to say, I really do appreciate it. Thank you so much for reading, I am glad you like it x
You picture a beautiful narrative in nature. I totally love it. Such a gentle magical piece and somewhere I would like to visit. Excellent verses and flows naturally. ? ? Px
Thank you Pratibha!ย I really appreciate you reading and leaving a comment I am glad you like it. Narrative poems are my favourite to write x
Great job.ย
Thank you so much Kamilla. I appreciate you taking time out to read this poem. Glad you like it x
It's good to escape Tina and lose oneself in your poems and BE there or so it seems.
Beautiful writing as this feels like I've been on a magic carpet and seen sights seldom seen.ย
You write with magical ink that gently pulls a reader in and journey begins and a destination to arrive at and chooses not to leave.
A great write and a touch of poetry class also.
Thanks for sharing your undying poetry gift and remain poetry blessed.x.
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Apologies for my late reply to your beautiful comment. Thank you so very much for reading and leaving such a brilliant comment. I am so glad you enjoyed reading ๐ x
Q) How very muchly enjoyed BM ..
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A) Very muchly indeed BM ..ย
S) I can see that this is very much one of a pair .. the other half of which I previously perused and which also proved most enjoyable too x
Thankyou for reading, Neville. I am sorry, again, for missing your comment. Please forgive me. Thankyou soooooo much. Hugs xx
Donโt be daft, itโs a womanโs prerogative innit x