The Teacher of Peace

In the tangle of wood Delighted by the scent of earth rich warmth Of forest floor fusion The carpet of needles dance with the rhythm of your step And lead you to its tranquility Its crisp crackle permeates the air With the timeless recital of fragrant decay The seasonal bliss of showering fall The ebb of wistful breezes To capture the languishing ambler In the lofty rafters of noble trees With twisted limb and breaking branch Fashioned in vespers of a pervading sky The ageless reverence of green boughs Embraces the worship of the Peacemaker Virtuous vines cling and spiral around ancient rock Manzanita converges with poison oak Amaranth trails entwine the spirit Kept in the moment of ambient harmony So walk with me through the forest Free to be your essential self Impervious to all Except the beauty and wisdom within