I WENT FOR A HIKE YESTERDAY

 

From on top of the mountain,
morning light sharpens everything.

Colliding shadows dance
through the full branches
of a black fir tree
before plunging
into the trampled fields of wildflowers.

Chickadees are chirping, daring me to follow.
The soft earth is warming in these first days of May.

A gentle breeze sweeps along the trail.
My worn bones are aching
with the unfamiliar effort of hiking these paths
but it is a good feeling
after the long days of winter.

Happy to finally be experiencing
the warmth of spring.
I sing a love song to the trees,
thanking them for just being.

The wind picks up my song
and flings it into the top branches
of a wispy pine
and I think I see it wave thank-you
as I turn to walk
back toward home.
  ...WRITTEN BY DEE EDGETT