I was walking through the woods one day when I saw a peculiar thing.
A shark flying through the air without a sail or wing!
He stared, he did, and so did I
He was looking at me with a glare in his eye.
I nearly died on the spot with fright but still I kept my head;
I quickly rummaged through my things and found a rope instead.
With one graceful swing, I lassoed the beast-
A thing that did not please him in the least.
I laughed at his face and he rolled his eyes,
But I could tell he was accepting his demise.
I climbed onto the shark and I’ll never forget
How we rode past the trees and into the sunset.

My love of nature is only surpassed
By the sheer magnitude of its own grace.
Its playful creatures, its leaves em’rald cast
The gleam of the sun, the moon’s brilliant face.

I waltz through the wood, my heart aflutter;
The dappled shadows whisper at my heels,
Butterflies float past in a sweet mutter,
Fallen leaves caress the ground it conceals.

Admiration bubbles up inside me,
Similar to a babbling brook in June,
The thrill of nature seems to set me free;
I fall into the soft grass as I swoon.

Here in the wildwood I can reminisce
Of times when everyone knew of life’s bliss.

The ******* the hill
Sitting quietly under the stars as they sing
The night sky is as dark
As a raven’s wing

The girl beams,
Her smile as brilliant as a comet’s tail,
I call to her,
But to no avail

So I go, silent as an owl, instead
Sitting with the ******* the hill
The moon looms overhead
And the night is still

She gazes at the sky, as sweet as a dove
“Look about you” is her gentle command
As she sweeps the starlit sky
With a wave of her hand

The girl laughs and speaks
Of the stars over yonder
Her voice as mellifluous as song
Lulling my senses as I wonder

Is Earth an only child?
What’s beyond the sky?
Is there life out in that world
Where the stars lie?

As the girl finishes her yarn,
We reflect on our simple dreams
She rises as slowly as the tide
The girl is wiser than she seems

I stare at the sky,
Answering the stars’ beckoning call
I smile like a child and say,
“Earth sure is small.”