By Each, Any, Every And All Means

Ah dear nature - the mere remembrance, after a short forgetfulness, of the pine woods! I come to it as a hungry man to a crust of bread. - Thoreau

i love to go deep into the woods

deep, where the white noise screams

where the trees hold up the sky like support beams

where the sun flashes its high beams

where i can hear the giddy chortle as i drink from licorice streams

where ferns and honeysuckle burst at the seams

where the hills roll like caramel creams

where birds perch themselves on the day's balance beams

where tomorrow dreams

i long to be where the sweet density sings

where the trees whisper to me the number of their growth rings

where no one has ever been or touched anything

where everything is as real, true and innocent as it seems

where nothing lies and everything says exactly what it means

where my out-of-body experiences take me to ever new, unending extremes

where life breathes and esteems

where humility, grandeur, glory and eternity take their blessed time

where my soul absorbs, grows and gleans

by each, any, every and all means

Author's Note

"I left the woods for as good a reason as I went there. Perhaps it seemed to me that I had several more lives to live, and could not spare any more time for that one." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

Such vivid images Pete, I want to go too! You really dug deep into your soul and how it connects so well with mother nature; out of body experience, wow! I though you could only do that with pot! "Where no one has ever been or touched"...(you might have to leave this earth for that!) "where tomorrow dreams".....
Very subconscious....in a way...love it!!!
Warmly, B

[Pete]

what a pleasure when our writes take the reader away to where we want to take them. you clearly felt it from your comments and it is much appreciated as always b. happy holidays friend.

[Kane Hagwood]

There really is something to be said about spending time out in the forest or with the trees. The peace. The calm. How the days spent in nature tend to flow in a magical type of way. The language used really helped paint some nice imagery in my mind eye. Thanks for sharing your work :)
-Kane

[Pete]

yes, exactly. thank you for sharing thoughts. much appreciated.