Aspen Glow...3/15

Looking up from the forest floor

 a plane scratches the clear blue sky

 a soft white ribbon paints the virgin canvas.

 The meadows are alive with buttercups and daisies

 and four white birch trees mark the center 

of the forest where the trails all meet. 

 A small easy flowing creek runs along the path

 that leads to the old hidden cabin.

 A resting place for mountain hikers as they wander

 the ribbon of trails that snake through the preserve.