Intruding upon Nature

Please something give me meaning 
In this cruelly repetitive modern life
I function but don’t feel alive 
I read dull emails 
I have dull conversations 
With dull people 
Yet I feel most alive when 
Riding my bicycle along the bike path
Interrupting fairy-wrens
Like an obnoxious tourist 
Disturbing their natural lives
I think they’re bidding me good morning 
Perhaps they’re telling me to piss off!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Smith nee Howarth Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 4:16 AM
There is far more meaning when in nature than anything human related. Keep on biking.
Andrews Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Thank you, Alison. I sure will! Cheers, Paul.
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