A Forest Before Me

The trees stand before me,
Like a crowd of men,
A jury of wooden minds,
Facing me again.

Unknowing of the consequences,
Of my actions’ reply,
These trees are the gates,
To the forest’s eye.

A whole journey ahead,
And I shall trek on,
I shall take the chance,
Before it is gone.

Take that chance,
Take that risk,
Just believe me,
It shan’t be brisk.

Reviews

[Shikon Akuma Ookami]

Inspiring and simple, with a smooth flow of words. I felt like I was reading Dr.Seuss again honestly. I also love the message you've written in here. A lot of people are too afraid to take chances and regret it later on so I really appreciate you creating this poem

[GrayHalwk]

Odd ending but well scripted and we all are seeing a Judgmental world. I'm not hear to do so. But instead hope more creative people like you find there way to take a chance and share their wisdom with the world as you have.

[Abraham George]

Good message and i appreciate that you took the chance and risk.Good luck

Regards
Abram Geo

[Cherrie Palmer]

I live in a forest and love the imagery of this piece. I like the feeling you lay before us of the mighty woods judging our existence as it invites us to discover.

[charlie]

I really, really like your first stanza, Carla.
"A jury of wooden minds" is sharp and succinct.
The lines that follow are determined and steadfast.

Nice write.

[VALORMORE DE PLUME]

The grand adventure, life.
Striding through without strife.
Risking all while we fly.
Needn't bother asking why.

There, now you see,
how inspiring, you can be.

[Carla]

Thank you so much, sir,
But life can sometimes be a blur,
I'm thankful to help thee,read moreThank you so much, sir,
But life can sometimes be a blur,
I'm thankful to help thee,
And the impact, I finally see.

[oliver west]

It's just good.i learnt that the hard way is the only way for nothing good comes easy.I'll follow you through the forest if you wishes.lol.nice work.

[VALORMORE DE PLUME]

Some good things, we just fall into with ease. Example; love, however, we still need to work at keeping it fresh.

[heartsinice]

Shallow on it's surface, and truth deep below as you read

[Quill]

nice poem, i especially like the 'jury of wooden minds' part of it

[Fatima]

Amazing! great use of rhymes here it really pushes the reader to read on and also has very gentle flow making it intriguing.