New Forest Nature

The sun shone in dappled rays Through the branches and the Verdent green leaves, Shading me as I moved through these life giving trees, A soft rustle reminding me of its bliss and beauty, A deer breaks cover darts away And leaves me with a sense so amazing, Of being within the depths of nature As I see rabbits leaping and jumping, While squirrels at their play race around, Running up, down and through the trees This place is a wonderland to me, The New Forest breathes ancient eldritch spirituality, That embraces and envelopes me And leaves me free to inhale and exhale, Solitude and leaves me mindfully in stillness, I sense that this will be here long after humanity Ceases to exist as it did well before, mankind arrived And tried to cultivate and exploit the wild that is nature, That was established by our creator, To nurture and to love, Which we don't do enough of, So let me give you a simple warning If we hope to see each day dawning, We need to change our ways And treat this beautiful amazing nature In a far kinder way.