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A woodland path
in the dappled sun,
hushed and quiet

I peer up
at the canopy
of swaying branches

childlike giggles
echoing through
the quiet forest

I run back to my mom
with a smile
and she holds me tight

So I walk in
the comforting embrace
of my mother

We walk together
through the trees
and the simple elegance
of the redwoods

The sparkling river
wet and cold
rushing slowly
over the rocks

We cross a bridge,
her and I
and we laugh

and I smile
and relax
into her arms
in the shafts of light
in the beauty of it all

In Nature's glow
And the earth reaches out
to me
and I lie back
with my mom

and together we bask
in the sunlight
of all this,

of home.

~Marie Viloria~
Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2011
5th place in the contest: A Woodland Path ~

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