Secretly Queen
My naked feet go scampering across the forest floor,
I heard "Be home for dinner" as I bolted out the door.
The elves and fairies greet me with all due admiration,
Others see chipmunks and squirrels, but that's an aberration.
A crown of scented blossoms is placed upon my brow,
All woodland creatures that I pass drop to one knee and bow.
Warmed by the sun, I stuff my mouth with juicy muscadines,
Then jump and grab and take a swing upon their knotty vines.
The creek is searched for polliwogs, crawdads and the like.
I'm quite confident and regal, for such a little tyke.
When at last I've inspected every inch of my domain
I begin to walk back to the world where I do not reign.
I'm fed and bathed and set before a glowing TV screen
But my heart's in the forest deep, where I am still the queen.
This week's prompt screamed "inner child" to me. As a child I always felt so at home in the woods, and I do remember when animals did not fall silent or run away when I came around. It felt like I belonged there and like the inhabitants of the forest seemed to agree. In the interest of full disclosure I did not actually swing on my first muscadine vine until I was nearly 30, but my inner child was still present for that event. ;)
While I am no artist my inner child is still with me and still likes to color. I had a picture I wanted to put with the poem; that process began by grabbing my grandchildren's toys and my granny glasses...
That sense of belonging in this world is easy to lose as we "mature." All the ways we are unique can make us feel isolated. Drawing this picture and writing my poem caused me to go into those memories of my youth where my place in this world was not something I had one worry about. I simply WAS, and that is the best way to BE.
Thank you @cabelindsay for another awesomely inspiring week of searching out my highest self in such fun ways. To join this challenge, please see this post:
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