Heavy Footprints

Our idle breath hung onto the air Matching Water’s glassy stare As the bird songs’ giddy notes Danced beneath their throats Beneath dancing rays a collected daze He greeted the pond’s lazy gaze Our glued eyes slowly climbing Gradual lingering through heartbeats timing A brew of brown sporadic spots Milky eyes still lit with thoughts An emerald underside sparkles clearer The lily pad peers a collective mirror Our eyes imploring, wanting more Stretching our legs towards the shore The trees vigilant, a wary gaze As we stumble through nature’s maze A warning ripple with something to say Cautious eyes yearning for another day A step too steep breaks the quiet That’s all it takes for nature’s riot And with one last deepening breath The frog leaps into nature’s depths Now she holds her secrets down below We’re not sure if she’ll let them go