Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Summer Thoughts: Colorado

Canoe skimmed the still
Reflecting the rock walls
That captured my breathing
And echoed it back to me
In lyrical tunes I hadn’t heard before
And haven’t known since
This was serenity
Letting nature guide me
Slowly gliding along
Past woody expanses
Aspens and evergreens
Rising from pine needle carpet
Padded paws rushing
Beneath coyote calls
Singing Sunday evening vespers
To Mother Nature’s wonder
As sun set to the bullfrogs
Lily pad love songs
And fish nipped the lake surface
Ringing gentle ripples
That I leant into
Pushing back the idea of time
Closing my eyes
Rejoicing in the symphony of life
Knowing the true meaning of fortune


E.A. O'Connell

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