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Rated: E · Poetry · Contest Entry · #2073248
A day to hike the nature trails and sketch in the solace of a meadow.
The ground absorbs any footsteps
Along the trail
That runs a horizontal path through the forest.
It is cool with variegated greens.
Patterns of sunshine
flicker through boughs
The a gentle wind moves the leaves
Filling the air with a soft hush of rustling.
Bashful squirrels run and jump
Scurrying on their way.
The heavenly scent of wildflowers
Carries on the breeze.
I smile as I feel unused muscles
Stretch and pull with the effort
Of the hike.
I climb the trails
That cut into the hills
That roll out from the farmland.
Finding the meadow
I stretch up into the beaming sun.
I pull a drag of water
Into a parched mouth
Then move to the granite boulder
Where I can sit cross legged
And take in the view.
I take a sketchbook
And with pencil,
Try to capture the view
With slow sensual strokes.
This day of hiking and sketching
Is a gift.
A gift to enjoy this late spring day.
Where life is renewed
It mirrors mine,
As I take the time
To savour it.


36 lines.

Prompt for: Jan 24, 2016 (Ren)
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