A beautiful day for a walk
The woods were calling
I accepted the invitation
Entered carefully and silently
I felt lifted and right at home
This was a great place to be
I carefully stepped and heard
No noise until suddenly the
Chirping of the little birds began
It was as though they were
Welcoming me to their habitat
I felt welcome and still watched
My stepping as I did not wish to
Destroy inadvertently any of the
Flora unique to these woods
The songs were sweet and soon
The chipmunks and squirrels
Were dancing and chasing up
And down trees. They knocked
Down some of the leaf buds, but
This woods would have plenty of
Leaves of the usual fall color when
The time came. The bugs were not
Too bad and I continued walking
Nature has a way of making you
Think of all the wonder that there
Is in the world. When you are alone
There is a special appreciation of it
And you feel the awesomeness of
Life, not only your own, but that of
The animals and the flora. Soon I came
To a small creek which I was able to
Jump across. I could see small fish and
toads and frogs also jumped. The
evergreens were swaying in the mild
breeze. They, too, were in the growing
stage. How many years before they
were majestic I wondered? Soon I met
up with the road and headed back.
It had been a wondrous journey,
Stanski
May 21, 2023, ^
Steve Haarman 