Hush the big……. slumber

Matt

Something in the woods loves you
something with susurrous hush
hush in communion
hush in gossip swirl
swirl of leaves
swirl of amber crunch
crunch of rugged boots
crung of snaggle-toothed roots
roots baring fingered crowns
roots tapping into earth
earth bares it’s teeth
earth feasts september’s harvest
harvest falls and bares crowns
harvest scythe bears deaths prowl
prowl in frosted trails
prowl in winds sail
sail amber seas
sail on swirling fall
fall to embers hearth
fall to earth’s rebirth
rebirth to silky worm
rebirth to nutrients swarm
swarm of leaves crisp and scrunch
swarm of bees buzz back home
home smell of comfort pie
home stuffed with bellies full
full of whimsy
full of dripping hats and coats on hooks
hooks of umbrellas pointing up
hooks of fingers in come hither crook
crook and crannie
crook and bow
bow out
bow down
down in hidey-hole
down from restless beg
beg of cool breeze
beg of nest of books
books spread whimsy
whimsy cradles inner child
whimsy tucks me in
in the warmth of bellies beast
in the night fall of harvest feast
feast on sleep
feast my eyes too big
big homely comforts
big dreams in slumber
slumber
comforts

Authors note:

The first line is the title of a book I’m currently reading Something In The Woods Loves You

Poem for W3

This did not work out well for the title…..

15 thoughts on “Hush the big……. slumber”

  2. D. Avery @shiftnshake's avatar D. Avery @shiftnshake Aug 28, 2025 / 11:05 pm

    “swirl of amber crunch”

    I dunno why but I really, really like that line. And there’s many other (49 other) lovely lines, but that one I picked up like a shiny rock.

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  3. murisopsis's avatar murisopsis Aug 29, 2025 / 2:27 pm

    Matt this is a delight to read! The tricky part is to look ahead (like planning in a chess game) to make that title work… Wonderful vocabulary and imagery!

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  4. wordsandcoffee1's avatar wordsandcoffee1 Aug 31, 2025 / 4:29 am

    I love the onomatopoeia and all the flowing imagery. It feels like a story told through a blitz poem. Nicely done!

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  5. lesleyscoble's avatar lesleyscoble Sep 1, 2025 / 3:03 pm

    This is great, Matt. 👏
    I tried to plan ahead for the title—but it didn’t work out. I had to change the lines to try and get a title! It’s not easy!

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    • Matt's avatar Matt Sep 2, 2025 / 5:51 pm

      Thanks! Glad i’m not the only one struggled with the title lol

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      • lesleyscoble's avatar lesleyscoble Sep 2, 2025 / 6:58 pm

        I think it’s all part of it. I struggled with the whole thing—by the time I got to the title bit, I didn’t care. 😂

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  6. ben Alexander's avatar ben Alexander Sep 1, 2025 / 4:38 pm

    Matt, I like how the roots, leaves, and harvest all flow into warmth and whimsy.

    ~David

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