Not sure why but this made me think of a park we have here, there's something in it called the friendship gardens, it's gorgeous. There are flowers and such everywhere, with a little bridge within it. A little river running underneath. I feel like it's somewhere you could get married, it's that beautiful. Intimate. Private. It's so perfect.

I feel as though nature really brings out love above and beyond anything else. It makes everything seem that much more intimate, especially like you said like fog hovering over water, the imagery here is great. I can picture it all too well. Prisoned desires was brilliant. Just perfect.

My only slight problem with this was right from the very beginning you say 'My heart resembles the scene of a fog'. Honestly, I feel like this is a metaphor you have always hinted upon throughout the poem, thus it's not needed that you state it. The metaphor is well masked yet noticeable throughout the poem, why would you have to tell us? Let us use our imagination :)

Well done!

Oh Chelsey...I so love this piece.

The title was really creative, I love one worded titles that can mean so many things before you read the poem, but I really loved this title, the length drew me in, and I wanted to know more about the place where the river meets the fog.

You added some beautiful nature scenes and used the bases of it metaphorically to describe love and wanting more.

Beautiful write throughout

xxx

Am I the only one who read the title as frog?? :/ silly eyes lol.

After noticing my mistake, the poem made much more sense haha. I liked the idea if the title honing at a slight story telling poem, a magical fairy-tale like tone.

The poem is very peaceful and set around nature and the beauty that she holds and shares with us. You create a place where the reader wants to visit and bask in the tranquility that is felt in your words.

Enjoyed this... Although now I want to read a poem about a frog! :)

I was mostly intrigued by the title.. I wondered if you would turn this into a love poem, and of course you did :) I'm gonna challenge you someday to write a poem that has not one ounce to do with love or sadness.. bwahaha. ;)

I love the scene you set here. That's the ultimate importance in a nature poem for me. If you can't create a scene.. then whats the point lol. But here you did so really beautifully. It reminded me of the Notebook when they're in the canoe/row boat, all those trees.. all the privacy, the stillness, the romance! OHH I love it! I also liked that you said make love, it feels so sensual, right with the private part of the poem. Like it's a secret, that you can't wait to share with him. I really love this poem!

A well deserved win Chels!Congrats sis!

LOVE THIS! Congratulations on your win sweet one <3

Congratulations girl :)

Absolutely beautiful Chels! Every line was so melodic and with all the vivid & lively references too......each word flowed like honey.....Congrats on the win!!!!

Judging comment:

"I actually don't like poems that fall in the nature genre for several reasons. Some of those include that I believe they are one of the more difficult topics to write about, too often they become cliche and either overloaded with imagery to the point you can actually SEE that the author is trying too hard, or end up with no imagery whatsoever but instead just become a bunch of words that have been thrown together in the hope of pulling it off.

So I was pleasantly surprised when I read this wonderful poem, so surprised in fact that I read it several times and found myself enjoying it more each time that I did. The imagery portrayed throughout this is incredible without being overwhelming and the whole tone of the piece is so romantic and soothing that it leaves me feeling at peace and with a smile on my face.

The fact it left me feeling so calm was magnified because of the closing line and the use of "Prisoned desires" The whole atmosphere originally was so different and relaxed compared to "prisoned" which originally created conflicting emotions.

After rereading I found that the 'prisoned' desires were about to be set loose because of the love and care described throughout. Beautiful work."

Judge Comment:

I have read this nature/ love piece several times now, and the more I read it, the more I fall in love with it. Chesley has crafted a sureal image in the minds of the reader. Taking them to a spanish moss bed of romance. Each stanza takes me to a fantasy world within nature. In my opinion, nature poetry needs to be filled with visuals, so the reader can escape in peace, and the author created that and so much more. This poem is crafted with true elegance, and creativity.

The visuals of rivers ending in a fog haze simply mesmerises me, and I can't hold back my excitement for this poem, its truly a beautiful read!

Nicely written, thumbs up!