Walk slowly
Along the path
In the forest
By the lake
Every step
A destination
Every step
A Starting place
You can leave
The well worn path
Any place you like
The land won't mind
A hill to climb
A lake to swim
The path to walk
Just follow the wind
Subtle life emerges
In the forest every Fall
As people with their
Summer notions leave
Listen
To the world
As you tread
On bare earth
Along the forest path
Let your body breathe
Into its own
Sunrise of joy
Knowing that
It’s not alone
Feel the crickets’ ratchet
Your footsteps closer
And then fall silent
As they quietly drift by
A pileated woodpecker
Hammers and shrieks
From a big-leaf maple
While prickly sculpin
Swim silently across
The deaf lake bottom
The world inside is real
And joins the forest
That surrounds me
Inside and outside
Never were separate
Everything here belongs
The land listens
Patiently waiting
To dance with us
To join us in laughter
And carry us through tears
But it can also let us pass
In silence
Blind to its miracle
Along the path
In the forest
By the lake
Every step
A destination
Every step
A Starting place
You can leave
The well worn path
Any place you like
The land won't mind
A hill to climb
A lake to swim
The path to walk
Just follow the wind
Subtle life emerges
In the forest every Fall
As people with their
Summer notions leave
Listen
To the world
As you tread
On bare earth
Along the forest path
Let your body breathe
Into its own
Sunrise of joy
Knowing that
It’s not alone
Feel the crickets’ ratchet
Your footsteps closer
And then fall silent
As they quietly drift by
A pileated woodpecker
Hammers and shrieks
From a big-leaf maple
While prickly sculpin
Swim silently across
The deaf lake bottom
The world inside is real
And joins the forest
That surrounds me
Inside and outside
Never were separate
Everything here belongs
The land listens
Patiently waiting
To dance with us
To join us in laughter
And carry us through tears
But it can also let us pass
In silence
Blind to its miracle
