A Precious Gift

I walked the countryside for miles I forded streams, I straddled stiles, Taking joy from every tree Lost in nature's reverie. A woodpecker's staccato beat Put rhythm in my weary feet, In the shadows there, a deer Unaware that I was near. Grazing quietly in the trees A gentle creature at it's ease. Just a moment caught in time, A moment though, that was mine. Mother nature gave to me That precious gift, a memory. A day I had of near perfection, A day to savour, in reflection.