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Ed. Note: Ahhh the days of walking deep in the forest with your dog by your side!

Forest Lessons
Copyright Jim Willis 2001
e-mail: tiergarten@onebox.com
Web Site: Tiergarten Care Fund

I know a place untouched by sorrow,
where leafy bowers wave,
where Man has seldom left his mark,
where memories dwell in caves.
There in verdant pleasures I lose myself
and ponder thoughts reserved
for quiet times of deep reflection,
where true feelings are preserved.
I often take my dog along,
she always knows the way
to woodland treasures hidden deep,
where for hours we might stay...
a soaring cathedral of ancient pines,
jeweled windows of a foliage canopy,
an altar built of hickory boughs,
offerings of violets and wild sweet pea.
I contemplate the solitude,
vow to leave my life behind,
recall a primeval innocence,
the joys of a simpler time.
Too soon the dusk approaches,
and we must take our leave,
with backward glances we forge on,
rejuvenated and relieved -
of burdensome, worrisome thoughts,
of clocks and everyday concerns,
but we'll return soon one day
and of more forest lessons learn.

Copyright Jim Willis 2001 - Used With Permission

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