The Ritual of Nature

The Ritual of Nature Disembodied left to feel Freedom from an empty shell I saw an aspen tree with its trembling leaves And a cool zephyr breeze free to explore Grey mountainous rocks with moss in between Flora spread it’s colored stream Grass that swarms abuts a hill Of ants who will phalanx to seek their food A sapphire stream that dribbles o'er crags to blend into the massive brother dam Sun reflects the river’s face Mirroring the clouds above The flowers abound to nourish the bees And birds alight on a pendulous branch To seek the shade of a great willow tree A rain intercedes and falls Quenching the earths arid core The fauna have stirred to shake off the rain Refreshed from the scene that blessed them this day As the sun sets west on the western plain Day will fade to seek the night Moon is welcomed with the light Seven-Ten Contest Image 2 Sponsored by Emile Pinet March 22, 2018