Ode to the Dells
It feels like summer
yet also feels a little like fall
What a gift
a gentle, cooling breeze can be
Green leaves softly sway back & forth
against a backdrop of birds chirping,
chasing one another across a slightly cloudy, gorgeous sky
They call out to one another
and it’s almost like they beckon me to join them
I would gladly glide through the clouds with them
perch on the branches of those peacefully swaying trees
and call out to more beings to join us in this humble,
yet breathtaking delight
Down below me, a squirrel
scurries across the patio, ready to play and chase and eat
How I wish I might join him
and play and chase and eat all day
to climb trees to the highest heights and to enjoy the fruits and nuts and yummy deliciousness
that nature has to offer us
The soothing smell of the lake wafts by on the breeze
And I take a deep inhale
I watch the ducks glide through the water, the boats languidly go by
And I feel like I’m part of a grand secret
As if every living force around me has invited me out to fly, to climb, to glide
to enjoy the gifts that this beautiful landscape has extended to us
And I join them, willingly
eager to learn, to grow, to be
one with all that’s around me
On a deep, calming breath
I relax into all that is being freely given to me this day
What a gift the simplest things can be