One Single Impression: Copse
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Copse
I'll let you out here
home is on the other side
just stroll through the copse
if you should be lost
pray to God He'll show the Way
you'll end up in church
Copyright © 2009 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved
I'll let you out here
home is on the other side
just stroll through the copse
if you should be lost
pray to God He'll show the Way
you'll end up in church
Copyright © 2009 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved
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"Copse" as prompt,
suggested by K.H. of KiteHorse
Labels: Church, Driving Pictures, Humor, One Single Impression, Poem, Senryū
posted by Jim @ 8/16/2009 12:01:00 AM
24 comments
24 Comments:
very nice...
lord does show the way..
its such a new word to me..copse..i do not know what to write...
Shraddha, this was a new word for me as well. But I could relate to it. As a boy I lived on a farm with my parents. Many a tromp through the low land given over to nature and new trees, weeds, tall grass, etc.
Dad had a small triangular tract across the creek that was hard to get to for farming. In fact it was pasture and had original native Nebraska grass still growing on it. Plus a few trees which he would keep cut down fairly well so it could be used as pasture for the live stock--animals--to graze.
When I left he stopped raising animals except chickens and pigs. He did not allow those smaller animals to go there as that piece of property was too far away from the farm place for them.
Since it was not used for pasture he also let the young trees grow and declared it a nature preserve. It became a true copse, down by the creek, low and wet.
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Out of the wild wood and into a protected, sacred place! Very symbolic of many religiousd journeys!
Or remain lost in the enchanting copse, to sleep with dryads and dance with the fey.
A lovely place, there. Great photos and words.
Liked how you led us through..
feasting in that crescent-shaped cove
Isn't amazing what happens when you are lost and then found. Spent some years living in Tx and your photos took me back to that ancient time.
vert nice...!
good pics too...
i liked the first haiku a lot...and lord does show the way! :)
Simple and sweet. I had heard the word, but was sure of its definition. I looked it up and it conjured up some weird stuff for me.
Kat
Lovely and comforting...I really enjoyed your post. Copse was a new word for me, too!
Copse was a new word for a lot of us. The etymonline.com definition offered a lot: copse
1578, "small wood grown for purposes of periodic cutting," contraction of coppice, from O.Fr. coupeiz "a cut-over forest," from L.L. *colpaticium "having the quality of being cut," from *colpare "to cut, strike," from L.L. colpus "a blow" (see coup).
I really like what you did.
a fun little piece with a message, and very pretty photos!
Beautiful, and very symbolic, indeed, of many a symbolic journey.. The photos are lovely.. they form a perfect backdrop for your verse!
oops* many a "religious" journey..
Up in Oklahoma, we said thicket, but the idea is the same.
How many people headed to your house end up with religion instead??
Nicely done! An enjoyable walk with a superb ending.
i has a lovely walk...thanks for the verse that goes with it :)
I like this...stroll throught the copse indeed. Great places~ Glad I learned a new word!
Jim, I just wanted to stop by and say thank you for the kind, thoughtful posts you always leave on my blog. And your story about the young trees that saved your home during Hurricane Alecia is truly amazing! Have a wonderful Friday~~
P.S. Your granddaughter is beautiful. :~)
Jim, visiting your blog is always a bit like taking a vacation... I get to see new terrain, interesting buildings, and even darling babies! I love what you did with the prompt this week. You are a lucky man to be surrounded by such beauty.
lovely woods. a perfect setting for a soul's journey.
" Out of the wild wood and into a protected, sacred place! " ..
.. for the sheer belief of these words i find them very beautiful ..
p.s. : words of the poem ie ..
hey thank u:)...ur words jus was a consoling poem to my poem:)...very lovely poem:)
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