Sound Adventure

Breathing in the cool autumn air Just a robust, free spirit in the wild Fearing tedium and longing for fun Here I stand, truly in the sticks Above me a cacophony of sounds Birds perched on branches chirping An occasional hoot from an owl As I wander between the tall oaks Snap, crackle and popping leaves An adult kid looking for adventure Far from the loud city traffic noises Enjoying my friendship with nature Now on a rustic path leading to a river Where the scrawny fish pop out and in And lively frogs can be heard croaking I am soundly far from the mundane This eternal child dives into the river Swimming in the current and rapid flow Not gaping at the water from the woods Not stopped and no longer an observer