IMPACT CRATER

A hollow type of dull low sound
followed by acorns shaken from oak trees
which bounce off the wet red ground
which has just begun to now unfreeze.

All the wildlife has gone still
at having felt this minor shake,
hardly sensed beyond this hill,
an unrecorded mini-quake.

Impact ripples cross the beaver pond.
They form then they disappear
hardly breaking surface tension's bond.
One single snort from a near deer.

I see this from a lowly point of view
while waiting for knee pain to pass.
I'll tell you now that this is through
I slipped and fell down on my ass.

About This Poem

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About the Author

Region, Country: South Carolina, United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Frost, Burns, Longfellow, Poe, and Johnson. I guess you've noticed these are all past masters. Other than folks on site I don't read any contemporary poets .

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Comments

Roscoe Lane

9 years 4 months ago

Love it,

Love it, Regards Roscoe....

scribbler

9 years 4 months ago

lol

based on a true story lol........stan

Geezer

9 years 4 months ago

That was...

some impact! Laughed my ass off! I've slipped and fallen in the woods myself and although my small frame didn't leave a crater, the woods did get still and I thought that I could hear the stifled snickers of a mob of crows! Loved this one! ~ Gee.

scribbler

9 years 4 months ago

Hi Geeze

It's too bad that so much of my stuff is based on actual experiences. About a month ago I WAS walking in the damp wood and somehow managed to slip on an unseen slick spot. Still don't know how I fell on both bad knee and ass at same time (must be limber when I fall lol). So I laid there a few minutes waiting before seeing if I'd Really messed up knee. Luckily pain resided and I slowly got up and shambled back to truck. Friends and family found out about it and I got chewed out by 4 different people for walking alone in the woods ...............stan

Seren

9 years 4 months ago

Serendipitous

I saw a meteor last night I actually saw the flames .. freaked me out for a Milli second lol

love this one Bro biggest smile what more can I say I tried to find something to suggest but your getting too damned good, perfection is at hand

love and hugs Sis xxx

scribbler

9 years 4 months ago

You

are just getting soft hearted in "old" age lol. I think I saw something on the news about a fireball in Australia. I thought it was some guy with tabascoe sauce on his privates lol. I've only ever seen one fireball about 2-3 years ago while driving back from a hunting trip. I'm always glad to bring a smile to your face and thanks for dropping by..........stan