Florette's Woods Poem by Nika McGuin
Florette's Woods
And there she was
hair a waterfall of waves and curls
and like a river, it flowed elegantly
as she moved about the forest grounds
Florette was such an inquisitive girl,
she took several pauses to appreciate
the woods in which she'd lived her entire life
Still, in everything she somehow saw
beauty, mystery, and a sentient life force
Yes, if you saw this girl, you would think
'why, what a beautifully insane girl'
because more than likely, you'd stumble upon her
talking to and questioning inanimate objects
and creatures that could never respond to her inquiries
Indeed, where some would hug trees
florette danced with them and adorned herself
with their blossom laden vines,
draping them around her neck like mini-scarves
and where some would skip rocks across the river
Florette built little twig boats for them
so they'd never be stuck to the bottom of the riverbed
One can not help but become engrossed by her essence
floating like a cherry blossom petal on the wind
Florette, child of the woodland forest, every heart does win
be you man, or rock, or stick, or sand, she'll take you in
the gift exchanged amongst you both: a pair of eternal grins
WOW! Once again, Nika, you create an iconic figure whose life inspires the most wonderful thoughts and feelings inside of me. It's Cahntelfleurie, Nomada... and now Florette who joins them to show us how to appreciate and savor life. These figures share an oppenness to experience and a willingness to let go, but they don't let prior thoughts confine their free movements, they don't let thinking replace the sheer delight of movement. I'm half in love with Florette already, but I would not want to impose myself on her and in any way limit her freedom. She has earned her privacy to enjoy her solitary commune with nature FOR AS LONG AS SHE CHOOSES. And I don't want her to realize some might consider her insane in her freedom. I don't want anything to compromise her joy which is so inspiring. LONG MAY IT FLOURISH!
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4/24/2024 7:02:38 PM # 1.0.0.1119
I've been thinking about Florette and Nomada and came back to your poem. I did not re-read what I wrote about it in late December, so I can give a fresh impression. This time the phrase A SENTIENT LIFE FORCE stood out because that is what Chantelfleurie became by imitating human behavior. Here Florette seems to be reversing the process: she is acquiring an animal soul. She is oblivious to what people think about her natural behavior but you don't create any conflict with the outside world. I like that because we can enjoy her dancing with trees, building twig boats for rocks and winning the hearts of everyone and everything. The writer Jason W. Stahl wrote a book CHANTELFLEURIE: THE REALITY OF FANTASY. You have given us another character who embodies that special existence in the world. All three of them are wonderfully imagined!