LauraW


Growth of the woods

 

Envision,

Fading frost of your dream

to the depths of a forest,

Light plein air with rays of sun

different shades of light and shadow

you’re free and refreshed.

 

hungry?

the mood is chocolate,

with caramel dressing

like a turtle sundae.

The taste is peanut butter with celery,

to connect yourself to the greenery,

the feeling is serious with a kid’s embellishment.

 

Observe,

The marsh and canopies,

rusted and old

are the evergreens with sticky pines.

My thoughts turn away

 

allergies…

tickling my eye’s inner corner,

and nose

Now the tone is liver.

Look around.

 

Suspicion.

Think trapped,

but in a wonderful way

No one is there

you’re thinking too hard.

The woods are a maze not the labyrinth.

 

Stillness,

is not relevant.

Tune in to the lightest birdsong

you’ll ever hear.

Too soft to identify but by only

one fair and gallant

aria twirl.

 

Convey.

the darkening woodland,

hear the slow river that comes and goes,

controlling your emotions,

the waving motion is

a fantasy.

 

Make friends with the forest.

Grasp the picture

of solicitous natives and find ways to connect.

Keep walking.

Continue to climb and hike and trudge,

along the fading edges of the dream.