A Walk in the Woods

Dear LORD, I contemplate Your greatness I am in awe of Your majesty The exquisite detail in all things To live in Your powerful harmony As I walk in the November woods Where tree limbs have become barren of leaves And the ground crunches with ev'ry step-- There a mystery dwells, I perceive One is surrounded by the darkness Making the way unclear and risky As paths lead up and down rocky hills I dodge thin arms of wood all scratchy Yet, I look upward to see color Sunlight highlighting golden-red leaves The blue sky contrasts the tree's silhouette Revealing your dear love - I believe Oh! The way may be dark and dreary With scratches along rough hilly slopes But there is beauty underfoot with Light above to guide with peace and hope -Evelyn Pearl Anderson