As a child, I would sit and ponder
at the wooded areas, for their beauty relaxed me.
The sway of the branches and whistling of the winds,
as if they were calling my name.
Then as I grew older, they were my retreat,
for the woods became my own world,
a world full of imagination, creativity,
resourcefulness, as well as inspiration.
I loved my domain, for no problems were too great.
The woods protected me from everything.
The branches would open as to hold me.
The animals, in their busy ways, stopped to welcome me.
It was this place, my wooded world, that I lived for.
It is that place that beckons me now.
For it was only there, in them woods, I felt truly free,
as free as I would feel when your love would surround me.
loving memory of John H. Burns Sr. -my father
Poem About Escaping To The Woods
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Analysis of Form and Technique
My Wooded World
Published: February 2006
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Techniques this poem uses:
- This is an example of a free verse poem. A free verse poem does not follow specific rules.
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- The author uses personification to make objects seem human. These objects are given human characteristics like walking, singing, talking.
The sway of the branches and whistling of the winds, as if they were calling my name.
The branches would open as to hold me.
The animals, in their busy ways, stopped to welcome me.Read more about personification.
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