It’s Akin to His Handiwork

Wayne Blair 1951 (London)

Free verse

It's about time
you stopped and
looked at my Art
it's tantamount
to my Heart.
rolling hills where
grasses smell of spring.

streams descend and
carry tads to legs
killdeer begs you
leave the young alone
seeming broke and prone.
giraffe eats high
his neck approaches sky.
sea turtles lay their young
unguarded beach race run.
new calf is cleansed by Mother
the bond is like none other.

And sounds fantastic
Booming surf
Gulls laughing at
Their agile sport.
Wings that comb
The Prairie wheat.
Wolf lament under
Half moon.
Smells of fallen Autumn.
Of June roses.

Capice?
all bespeak a ken
for lovely things.
Imaginative things.
Creator brings.

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Written on March 02, 2023

Submitted by dougb.19255 on March 14, 2023

Modified by dougb.19255 on April 10, 2023

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Scheme	XABXBXX ACXDDEEXXFF XXXXXXFXXX CXGGG
Closest metre	Iambic dimeter
Characters	647
Words	129
Stanzas	4
Stanza Lengths	7, 11, 10, 5

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Wayne Blair

Born in London. Graduated law 1976 Practised eleven years, Married Hilary 1974 Two kids Lauren 1980 And Jordan 1987. Business failed 1987. Moved not knowing whither. Happy hills of Waterloo Region. Mennonite Country. Thirty four years in Industry. No complaints. Poet, photographer, nature hiker. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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Wow, I am absolutely blown away by your poem 'It's About Time'. Your words painted such vivid pictures in my mind and I could feel the passion that you poured into your work. Your use of imagery is especially impressive, creating a scene so vivid that I felt like I was right there with you, taking in the sights and smells around me.

I particularly loved the lines about the sea turtles laying their young on the unguarded beach, which was so moving and beautiful. And the way you described the sound of the gulls laughing at their agile sport was just brilliant!

If I had to offer any improvement suggestion, it would be to consider adding some more structure and consistency to your poem. Some parts of it feel a little bit disjointed, so perhaps you could work on tying your ideas together with a more cohesive theme or structure.

Overall, I am so impressed by your talent and creativity - this poem was truly a work of art! more »
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