A Day to Live

Under the gaze of a clear blue sky,

With hardly the shadow of haze

Hovering over the faraway stretching

Backbone ridges of land,

I walk,

And breathe,

And live the day.

Fingers of a reaching tree,

Every tooth of every leaf,

Chattering red with autumn’s coming chill,

Mumbling with deep sighs of breeze;

And every inch of bark-skin exposed

Is bathed by grinning warmth and light.

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

your poem puts me there ... i love the fall and warm leafy days such as you describe... i like the simple reality of this and how easy to relate to ... if someone hasn't taken such a walk ... this should inspire them ..very nice gentle poem
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[Blue]

"I walk,
And breathe,
And live the day."

We should all remember this. We are often caught up in the busyness of the world that we sometimes just drift through life.

[DaughterNature]

Thank you!

[Michelle N. H.]

This poem is lovely. Visually you took me on a very nice autumn stroll through the simple charms of nature. I'd go again!

[DaughterNature]

Thank you! Hopefully I'll be posting more of my nature writings soon, so check back for more :)

[Misery]

A fine homage to nature. Thank you for sharing this beautiful scene, dear poet.