Free one is he who lives by this rules, free, wild, untamed. Only when one seeks companionship he will have to trade shards of this freedom in exchange for whatever his peer has to offer… 😏 and that is when the well constructed castles of glass might begin to crumble... Anyhow, as seeking companionship is not fashionable this days anymore, this could be an alluring aim for this wretched life. Thank you for posting the poem, it’s beautiful!
WH Davies had a traumatic, fantastic life. He wrote a book, 'Autobiography of a Supertramp' (from where Alexander Supertramp of Into the Wild took his pseudonym) which is well worth reading. It details his life and adventures as a tramp in England and riding the rails in the US until he tragically gets his legs severed whilst falling from a train he was riding. His recovery and attempts to get published are just as tragic and poetic as his work. This poem is a beaut and sums up his approach to life. Thanks for posting.
A blessing to live this way that so many feel they can’t. If everyone lived this way methinks there would be no more war. As dear Walt wrote: Yes, a thousand times yes.
I don’t think they care about the environment. They are aware of how abusive and pointless work is. They know it’s a farce. That’s why they don’t play along. Good on them!
He'd rather die a beggar or a thief. I appreciate his honest recognition of the conditions that might be needed for the kind of freedom he values. Somebody's gotta pay, don't they? Is wage slavery the only other option?
If there is one obvious agenda we must make an effort to fight, it is the one that seeks to distance us from the simple pleasures and pursuits we can find in the natural world.
Engaging with them is the true work of mankind and the only work worth doing in my opinion.
This is a mantra for today; this new day. I will embrace and face this day and recognise that it is mine for the taking. I love this poem and message.
Free one is he who lives by this rules, free, wild, untamed. Only when one seeks companionship he will have to trade shards of this freedom in exchange for whatever his peer has to offer… 😏 and that is when the well constructed castles of glass might begin to crumble... Anyhow, as seeking companionship is not fashionable this days anymore, this could be an alluring aim for this wretched life. Thank you for posting the poem, it’s beautiful!
yes
thank you for this lovely call to the wild
I live this way
as I was blessed to be raised on Thoreau
there is a sublime book:
In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World
in which quotations of Thoreau
are illustrated with photographs
of the beauties of nature
that he was describing
Reading it strengthens our soul
to live this way
I grew up w that book and it’s gorgeous photos!
wow
how wonderful!!!
WH Davies had a traumatic, fantastic life. He wrote a book, 'Autobiography of a Supertramp' (from where Alexander Supertramp of Into the Wild took his pseudonym) which is well worth reading. It details his life and adventures as a tramp in England and riding the rails in the US until he tragically gets his legs severed whilst falling from a train he was riding. His recovery and attempts to get published are just as tragic and poetic as his work. This poem is a beaut and sums up his approach to life. Thanks for posting.
Appreciate the recommendation
Wow that was seriously cool...I need to get back into writing poems..
Freedom reigns. We must know this.
A blessing to live this way that so many feel they can’t. If everyone lived this way methinks there would be no more war. As dear Walt wrote: Yes, a thousand times yes.
Thank you for this.
This poem embodies the attitude Gen Z has towards work in the modern day. Thank you for sharing
I don’t think they care about the environment. They are aware of how abusive and pointless work is. They know it’s a farce. That’s why they don’t play along. Good on them!
Agreed!
"nutting in the wood" has different connotations nowadays, but otherwise, great poem! Very relatable sentiments.
It’s a stone throw away from ‘foraging in the bush’ 😂😂😂
He'd rather die a beggar or a thief. I appreciate his honest recognition of the conditions that might be needed for the kind of freedom he values. Somebody's gotta pay, don't they? Is wage slavery the only other option?
If there is one obvious agenda we must make an effort to fight, it is the one that seeks to distance us from the simple pleasures and pursuits we can find in the natural world.
Engaging with them is the true work of mankind and the only work worth doing in my opinion.
beautiful, the poet's pursuit of her individual truth, unfortunately not as easy for those of us living 'within' society