Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver
A flock of starlings startled me this morning
flying randomly between city sky scrapers
before settling into formation
and heading toward the mountains.
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
A perfect fence, white pickets,
with perfect shadows.
Is it there to hold in or keep out?
Or is it just there?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
In May, along the river walk,
an abundance of pink wild roses, snarly branches,
rival our well-planned gardens
with their playfulness.
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
My sister’s husband deferred retirement
so they would have more money.
She died the month before their trip to the Amazon.
He cancelled their plans and never went back to work.
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
–Victoria C. Slotto
Note: I think this is a good example of how the wilderness can inspire poetry. Can you share something you’ve written that was inspired by a trek into the wilderness. You can link your own work to this post via Mister Linky below. Victoria C. Slotto
VICTORIA C. SLOTTO (Victoria C. Slotto, Author: Fiction, Poetry and Writing Prompts) ~ is an accomplished writer and poet. Winter is Past, published by Lucky Bat Books in 2012, is Victoria’s first novel. A second novel is in process. On Amazon and hot-off-the-press nonfiction is Beating the Odds: Support for Persons with Early Stage Dementia. Victoria’s ebooks (poetry and nonfiction) are free to Amazon Prime Members. Link HERE for Victoria’s Amazon page. Victoria’s poetry collection is Jacaranda Rain, Collected Poems, 2012, Beautifully done.
