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Mushroom Mystery

A Poem on our Fears

By Michelle Liew Tsui-LinPublished 2 years ago β€’ 1 min read
Mushroom Mystery
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Prologue

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Mushrooms. Fungi of shade. The dark shade that covers the secret fears we have. But hope always illuminates our paths.

Enjoy this 'shroomy' villanelle.

πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„

Beneath the oak, the mushrooms softly gleam,

Their presence calls to those who dare to tread,

The unknown whispers secrets in a stream.

πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„The forest stirs, a chilly breeze does blow

,Each step ahead, the shadows loom with dread,

Beneath the trees, the mushrooms gently glow.

πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„

You move up close, but something wakes beneath,

A voice of fear is calling soft instead,

The unknown whispers secrets in a stream.

πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„

The path once clear now shifts with hidden teeth,

Beneath the trees, the mushrooms softly spread,

The unknown whispers secrets in a stream.

πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„

Yet in the dark, there’s light you didn’t see,

Your hope shines bright where once your worries spread,

Beneath the trees, the mushrooms gently glow,

The unknown whispers secrets you now know.

Villanelle

About the Creator

Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin

Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.

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