Finding Me
A tritriplicata poem
I ignored
nature for many years
entombed in my inside endeavors
now I revel in earth
finding me
In response to Quote Prompt №11by Samantha Lazar:
and this quote from John Muir:
In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. — John Muir
I wrote this poem for the last two lines to be read two different ways:
now I revel in earth finding me
or
now I revel in earth — finding me
Similar but very different. Am I reveling in the earth and finding me or is the earth finding me because I am reveling in it? Are they really that different? Isn’t it all a matter of consciousness?
If I change my attention, doesn’t the object of my attention now see me?
I went in search of the earth, finding myself, and the earth found me.
Somsubhra Banerjee introduced me to a new poetry form created by Arjan Tupan called tritriplicata. The form is 3/6/9/6/3 syllables. Give it a try!
