Hike in the woods

The piercing air unwelcoming to tough bones, refreshing and soft in breathes.

The only noise in the quiet wood
birds humming a song.
One leg after the other.
Gazing at dead skies and the vast space,

but with every step, life still grows, 
trees swaying,Critters rustling in snow,
Sage green moss still and flourishing, 
skyward I go, 

Closer than ever to a mind clear,
 liberation in grasp.
Mother nature attacks,
her ice slick and steep,
enveloping the earth,
Blocking the path,
Declining a want for clarity,
her chaos controlling the right path,
her rain rushing,

So downward you go. 

LilacsSweetAroma

VT

18 years old

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    Standing still,
    Frozen from finger tip to finger,
    Trapped in place, 
    Fear clinging to my skin,
    Fear crawling up my spine,
    Fear wrapped around my neck,
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    A single twitch setting off the alarms,

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    Until the day I looked toward her light,

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    Spicy fall wind 
    Warm sunlight touching the 
    frown lines on my skin
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    Colors of autumn come 
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