A Brief Escape From the City
Feeling disarmed of perspective, mindless,
I pay homage to this ancient forest.
My senses soak up the misty shadows
In the dark-green carpets of its clearings.
Rough edges of leafy bough sway and cut
The blank blue of its only, lonely sky.
With outstretched arms, I stand in grateful awe
At the wondrous wonders brimming around.
I feel expansive, taking in nature's beauty,
An artist's canvas, taut, accommodating
On which no less than truth, stark and artful
May then be indelibly etched and painted.
I find short solace, feeling saved all over
No matter how fleeting the blessed feeling.
Nonetheless I sigh with deep gratitude
Though the brief bliss whiffles away in the din
Of subways, in the chaos of gnarled traffic,
in the toxic smog of rat-race city.
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Copyright © Romeo Naces | Year Posted 2011
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