Sunday 24 November 2013

FOREST AMBLE:



Let me take your little hand in mine & I shall walk you,
Through that very magical place called the deep forest.
We shall wend our quiet way down petal strewn lanes,
Beneath a canopy of greens, reds, bronze & old golds,
Of mistletoed trees, beech, larch & oaks older than you & I.
I shall show you shivered-skinned streams of silver salmon,
And ponds where ugly ducklings become beautiful swans,
Secret pools where otters play & jeweled kingfishers dip & sip.
We´ll see Groves where Druids pray & witches cast their spells.
Bluebells, daffodils & poppies shall follow in our still footsteps,
Dragonflies & butterflies in floral gowns will kiss our cheeks in passing,
And we shall quench our thirst with dewdrops & sup on cep & cress.
The tiny folk, pixies, gnomes, elves & fairies garbed in dress of ferns,
They will offer us nutmeg biscuits & wild honey in tiny acorn cups.
We shall peep at all world´s creatures, all hiding, skulking, peeping,
Scuttling & whispering their secrets, silent in their promised keeping.
All life´s mysteries you´ll find in this forest, look, listen, heed them well,
You shall guard & put them deep within the pocket of your little soul,
And when I walk you back to your world of your so-called normality,
You shall be changed forever & shall be until you are very, very old.

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