Stalking, Seeing, Experiencing

Author's Note: This poem includes some of the things I've learned from the novel, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, and it shows some philosophy that was in the book. I didn't get very far in the book but it's a very difficult read and requires a lot of time. Even though I didn't finish the book there was still a lot to learn from it. It taught that seeing the world in the most raw forms possible is a good way to live and that by simply paying attention can tell us so much about the world that we might of overlooked. This really is a beautiful book and even though it wasn't the most exciting, it was still wonderfully written and very inspiring to read. Also I wanted to experiment with the form of the poem and how people read it. Comment and tel me what you think. I hope you enjoy this poem!


I'm the water.
I'm the earth.
I'm the sun.
I'm the world.
I am the animals, humans and plants.

I'm a free soul.
Left here to explore.
To see.
Because seeing is all we need.
But
No
One
Ever
Sees.

I watch
and I stalk
Along the banks of the rivers
and the fields of wildflowers
Nothing can stop me from
Stalking, seeing, experiencing

I look at the mountain
Then the hills in front of that
Then the rows and rows of trees before that
Then I focus on the things right in front of me
Seeing everything,
Experiencing
Everything

Innocence
The white mist over --
Reality
Separating learning from
Experiencing

The sun is setting now
The light fading from the air
Night - dark - so full of fear
Fear that grows
Along
With
The
N i g h t

Why are we scared of the dark?
The unknown -- scares us
Because at night we cannot see
Fear clouds out beauty
Surprises at every corner

We are so lost in this world
To even start to understand it
We have to ask --
The right questions first
By simply
O p e n i n g
Our
Eyes