The Giant in the Forest

In search of a searing something… 

like a midi d’amour in some sylvan setting

      otherwise known as “a nooner”

      in the flowery  glade abutting the budding groves of the green wood bower 

                and visions of elevations in the smoky Mountains of Lake Junaluska, 

          I    stumble      onto     a     sight to be seen to be     believed,  

       a GIANT 

lanky     forest    creature standing there staring at me,
                   I wished I would say “pardon me, but are you here to eat me?!” 

      but my fear bit my tongue and I just stood there while it stooped down to kiss me…

how lovely, i thought,  I no longer have to worry, because it vowed to protect me

                              to the ends of eternity…

and truth be told mind you for i am never one to tell lies

                                                      and sooner became later

                               and  we were married by the forest fireflies 

                    then lived happily ever after…

Jacques Fleury is a Boston Globe featured and internationally published Haitian American poet, theater reviewer, educator, author of numerous books of essays, reviews, fiction, poetry and literary arts student through Harvard University. He was chosen among over 4, 000 competitors from 83 countries as the Recipient of the International Naji Naaman Literary Prize for Creativity (2026) and a Certificate of Participation for his “…esteemed contribution of poetry to the anthology Water: The Source of Life (Volume IV)” presented by La Fenetre De Paris. — Visit website for bio, books, CDs, essays, articles, short stories & poetry… http://www.authorsden.com/jacquesfleury