And Into the Forest I Go
AND INTO THE FOREST I GO, TO LOSE MY MIND AND FIND MY SOUL…
John Muir
A cool forest trail beckons and begs
Come, stretch your tired legs
Feel the cool descend upon your shoulders
Lifting tensions as big as boulders
Walk among the spires of tall tree friends
Over streams or through meadows and glens
Eagles nest high above touching tree crown
Hear owls hoot-hoot and look all around
Still your breath. Let silence settle like a glove
He’s hiding in dim shelter, three branches above
At home in my soul I feel with time thus spent
Breathing in peace the forest has lent
Forest
Welcome respite
Walking, hearing, feeling
A gentle lifting of spirits
Verdant
I used a couplet form with a cinquain form at the end
written 8-9-2019
Writing Challenge 1, August 2019 - Just Write 4th place
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