I haven’t written a nested poem in awhile and one came to me today as I sat at the Arboretum. One of my writing partners, Ricky, has been encouraging me for years to use “I” instead of “we” in poems. Today as I wrote this I found myself going back and forth between I and we. I went back and changed it all to first person even though it applies to all of us. I hope you enjoy it.
It is a glorious day today
It is a glorious day
today I turn my face to the sun
It is a glorious day
today I turn my face
to the sun I send a salute in appreciation
It is a glorious day
today I turn my face
to the sun I send a salute
in appreciation I soak up this bonus
It is a glorious day
today I turn my face
to the sun I send a salute
in appreciation
I soak up this bonus and revel in Nature’s beauty
It is a glorious day
today I turn my face
to the sun I send a salute
in appreciation
I soak up this bonus and revel
in Nature’s beauty are the answers if I look
It is a glorious day
today I turn my face
to the sun I send a salute
in appreciation
I soak up this bonus and revel
in Nature’s beauty are the answers
if I look I will see my magnificence
It is a glorious day
today I turn my face
to the sun I send a salute
in appreciation
I soak up this bonus and revel
in Nature’s beauty are the answers
if I look I will see
my magnificence is reflected in the shimmering water
It is a glorious day
today I turn my face
to the sun I send a salute
in appreciation
I soak up this bonus and revel
in Nature’s beauty are the answers
if I look I will see
my magnificence is reflected
in the shimmering water I see the swaying trees
It is a glorious day
today I turn my face
to the sun I send a salute
in appreciation
I soak up this bonus and revel
in Nature’s beauty are the answers
if I look I will see
my magnificence is reflected
in the shimmering water I see
the swaying trees stand firm, strong
It is a glorious day
today I turn my face
to the sun I send a salute
in appreciation
I soak up this bonus and revel
in Nature’s beauty are the answers
if I look I will see
my magnificence is reflected
in shimmering water I see
the swaying trees stand firm
strong without judgment and simply be
Strong without judgment and simply be
the swaying trees stand firm
in the shimmering water I see
my magnificence is reflected
if I look I will see
in Nature’s beauty are the answers
I soak up this bonus and revel
in appreciation
to the sun I send a salute
today I turn my face
It is a glorious day
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