In the Forest

In the forest I listened

For a whisper

For a cry of a human

 

I heard nothing and sighed

I was alone.

So I roamed,

I roamed the forest

Without rest,

I walked and walked and walked

And I listened.

 

The birds were singing,

High up in the treetops

The wind

Whistled gently around me

The earth crunched almost soundlessly

Beneath my feet

Life was everywhere

Living without hardly a care

Never worrying about trivial things

That made a human what he was.

 

I loved the simplicity of the forest

The chain of predator and prey

The simple task of living

And only living

 

The forest life was what I most needed

To escape from the troubles of the human world

I took comfort in its embrace of welcome

As I walked away from my worries and woes.

 

The forest taught me a great deal of things.

It taught me to forget

And remember to live.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Wisdom in your words. We need to escape and think. I like the forest. Can create peace for a time being surrounded by nature. Your description and story was a amazing. Made me desire to take a walk in the wood tomorrow. A excellent poem.

Coyote