{"id":408,"date":"2021-04-14T04:25:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T04:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.illinoisstate.edu\/euphemism\/16-2\/?page_id=408"},"modified":"2021-04-28T23:54:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T23:54:07","slug":"the-brook-whispers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/the-brook-whispers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brook Whispers"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Leah Brodsky<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protective trees shade me with archways of tree bark.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Footprinted pine needles blanket the ground and<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pleasant little brook appears like a water goddess.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stream murmurs to me in lighthearted melodies as my eyes close.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brook starts speaking to me.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brook whispers,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woods are quiet<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Savor the cool breeze like it\u2019s Del\u2019s Lemonade<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to the orchestra of bluejays<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I say,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That calmness doesn\u2019t exist<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woods are different than city life<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With tap shoed feet dancing on top of<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Music blasting taxis<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brook whispers,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Close your eyes to something different.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experience the letting go nature will bring you<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And free the eyes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I say,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am cooped up for too long.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I needed to get out as the couch doesn\u2019t help<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My bed\u2019s comforter is a fallen tree on me.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brook whispers,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open eyes to the wonders of tranquility that sits on a lilypad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let go. Let your mind be.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My thoughts finally slows down as I open my eyes<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And see nature in its true self for the first time of what it really is.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I see a society of solitude.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So both the brook and I say,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seeing is believing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seeing is being.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The water babbles like two friends in the placid, little, crystal oasis<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within the tranquil woodland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I stand here next to the smooth moss, with my eyes now open.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leah Brodsky &nbsp; The protective trees shade me with archways of tree bark. Footprinted pine needles blanket the ground and A pleasant little brook appears like a water goddess. The stream murmurs to me in lighthearted melodies as my eyes close. The brook starts speaking to me. &nbsp; The brook whispers, The woods are quiet&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/the-brook-whispers\/\">Continue Reading The Brook Whispers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-408","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":898,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/408\/revisions\/898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}