I saw a deer walk on-
Water-
- Wherein the many colored fish lie-
- a place in which the stripes and gills of many-
Can be observed and seen from up high-
I see the deer stride across it earnestly-
A quiet contemplation on her delicate face-
A strategiser who knows the abundant nature of uneven colors-
- and can forebode when they will turn to prey in a suspenseful chase-
Being an oracle is her purpose as she spies on others from the surface-
When the wolf showed up to bare its teeth-
All it found was a clever force underneath-
A masked exterior to ensure no one knew her plans-
She dodged the hunter's arrow by camouflaging in the forest green that exudes beauty for all it's wild clans-
A protector from disharmony, the deer became-
And within a couple weeks, she was renowned by
Her famous name.
On one day she saw an owl flit across the trees-
She settled down to wait for the end of the violent breeze-
The deer saw her and offered her a hoof, in the draining routine exhaustion of a frequent flight, she saw the deer on the inside-
And took her hoof and was pulled onto her back-
And off they went- a pleasant ride. For an owl whose heart was rot from life-
And anytime she couldn't find the will to fly-
The deer appeared to show her the bravery of her kind-
Three tracks
To follow when turned icy blue from the bitter wind that surfaces when the changing climate reduces her to cracks-
On the fourth ride a fox came running out between the bushes-
A silly cunning creature-
Who was blind from poison ivy nightly-
- it pushes- against a preature-
The deer was a herbal healer. The queen in her profession-
And so tucked the fox near her chest and whispered -
A confession-
"Sometimss the culprit to our Blindness isn't clear."
- "Look inside yourself and see. And then blind you will no longer be."
With time the fox could see the lessons that the deer taught him to be-
And he joined the owl on the deer's back-
Amongst the rides that took place once each December-
The deer took the two in and gave them hope-
In a fish filled pond of appearances in an inner downwards slope-
So the two could remember-
That a fight in a forest land is endless-
But they can hold themselves upright and know-
The deer will never ever leave them alone.
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Author:
Celestie (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: I wrote this poem a two months ago. It was written for my mother. She shows me every day what it means to set a good example, so I wrote her this for her birthday.\r\nThe deer symbolises her, the fox my sibling and the owl me.
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Comments1
A parable that may be generalized beyond its original intent. Very nicely written with some interspersed rhyme. Well done
Thank you so much for this
You are certainly most welcome
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