Carol Knepper
I have spent the greater part of this year being the recipient of soul gifts from Carol Knepper, New Brunswick poet. Recently, I received a poem evolved from a piece of writing I had done. This was more than a mere sharing of poetry. This was her dip into the depths of who I am. For this, I return her gift of singing psalms.
Carol’s ability to transform nature into observations of human nature, is keen. She writes of how “gardener’s bones tell the story of my love of nature to the balmy breeze.” (To the Balmy Breeze, June 2006) and this, perhaps, defines the stance she takes in the world where she, herself is a gardener of blossoming words and phrases.
One of my favorite poems of hers is “In Vibrant Harmony” where she fills the poem with
Phrase petals of extraordinary evocative descriptions.
“…crabtrees reach,,
…blossoms dapple…
…luscious note..
…enchanting on the evening breeze…
…chartreuse exclamations…
..colors of Creator…”
The poem simply vibrates with the very harmony she speaks of.
In another poem, “We Are The Beauty”, she speaks to the soul’s oneness with nature
And how human beings are the autumn leaves, the fragrance, the rainbow, the surging sea and placid lake. She opens up and allows her readers to see what is in her soul. It is peace and oneness that resides in her very bones.
She is a nature poet that uses nature to speak to the nature of man. She uses her keen observation and time spent in the Garden of Life to express life and all that surrounds her with childlike, pure, wonder and faith.
“Lessons of the Feeder” shows this keen observation through poignant phrases where the feathered friends “squawk and bicker” over seed until they have each had their fill and peace in the garden is returned. Her affection for nature and its inhabitants is evident in every write. The desire for peace resonates, poem after poem, until we are convinced to be gentler towards all beings in the garden.
Carol Knepper knows, without a doubt, that we all have an indisputable place in this Garden. Her gentle persuasion as she interprets her devotion to Creator, Man and Nature is evident in all her writing. I am honored to be a recipient of her wise words and know they ripple out into the Universe like the song of a beautiful bird.
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