Friends were complaining after a major ice storm in the Chattanooga Metro area (Catoosa County, NW Georgia). With lows around 6 degrees above zero, it WAS cold! As the sun came up, it showed something magical: Diamonds in the Trees. I walked through the woods and out into the wildflower field at Spirit Tree Farms, where goldenrods, pokeweed, late bonneset, blackberries, grasses, and other native plants joined with honey locusts, hickory and oak trees, and more, to show off a collection of sparkling jewels unmatched at any jewelry store. I riffed these iambic lines in a video, trying to stiffle my crying. Thanks to HomeGrownNationalPark.org for the inspiration, and to Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus for the Creation.
Diamonds in the Trees: ImproVerse Rhyming Poem
Posted in Nature Observation Writing, Nature's Healing, performance art, Revolutionary ImproVerse Poetry and tagged Catoosa, Catoosa County, Chickamauga Battlefield, Chickamauga Creek, cold weather, diamonds in the trees, Emotional poetry, experience nature, freeze, freezing, frozen droplets, gemstones, home grown national park, muse, Nature Observation, poet David Kuhns, rhyme, rhyme scheme, sleet, Spirit Tree Farms.