To Nest
Heeding the call of the bell
which echoed against the forested walls of the valley,
and upon the welcome of the Benedictine monks,
I arrived to take refuge
for a spell.
St. Bridget's little abode found to be a timeless stone
gem
stoutly perched on a banked stand of wild grasses and
sage
nestled into scratchy stands of Oak, Pinon,
Serviceberry & Rabbitbrush
and peeking over as I stiffly walked up the path,
reached out to pull me in from a harried and tenuous
world.
So quiet I could hear my heart slowly toning
into the silence like a resting butterfly.
open, close, open then close again
Such a whisper the soft breeze, a caress to the face
Such a silver eyelash the new moon, blinking down
from heaven's vault
So azure the skies, spacious but broken with drifting
white clouds that beckoned and encouraged
So resolute stood Mt. Sopris there, on angelic watch
So at peace the deer and elk
motionless and unblinking on slender legs
disappearing into Autumn carpets
So dazzling the stars, glittering like diamonds against
velvet midnight
their purpose
to pierce the present moment
and arrest time.
I found myself in a wondrous nest, you see
a hexagonal, circled resting place
offered in simplicity expressly for the human spirit
set into smokey green curtains of leaf, cone, acorn and
needle
still, serene, private
open to the sky and kissed by the sun
yet hidden from lurking trespasses,
and tended by coyote, cricket and cottontail.
As I exhaled and leaned in
I curled myself into submission
and surrendered into nothingness
to release the tangles and brambles of my life.
To nest from time to time is essential.
It is when rejuvenation and restoration are conceived,
continuing unabated
for a spell
protected from worldly happenstance and indifference
kept perfectly warm, incubated and safe
for a spell
to midwife a birth into renewal and resurrection,
a centeredness, inspiration and connectedness
that we dare believe could be possible.
About this poem
Written on Retreat at St. Benedict's Monastery 9-18
Font size:
Written on September 12, 2018
Submitted by spiritu700 on July 31, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 1:47 min read
- 4 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | abcxA dxexdfxgx hxxixxhxfxxxxxgxx bijekjlcaxlgx kxxAxxAlck |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,998 |
Words | 356 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 9, 17, 13, 10 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"To Nest" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/132804/to-nest>.
Discuss the poem To Nest with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In