Of course you are here, where else would you be, between the elements Absorbing the breezes and ripples, over watching the little creatures The dappled shade the perfect balance of light and dark Blair is here. I can see him now, bent over, his brown almost black back to the sun stick in one hand, eyes and mind intent on some natural phenomena absorbed by the soil, its family, what goes on here? The gentle burbling soothes and hypnotises time till it seems to stand still Just me, Blair, the sun, the world - so intimate yet silent. I don't know if he's being cruel to some little critter, perhaps sometimes But normally it looks like some deep worship Absorbed by the enormity of the minutia beneath his feet Silently absorbed, lonely yet fulfilled He joins us briefly, and talks normal human stuff awkwardly The mumble so well known by ants and bugs does not always translate so well Perhaps we will light a fire later Just a small one, he will **** and manoeuvre till it's dark and we must go home I might go get the things for tea camping tea is great - Blair loves it Yes tea is required by young men after such arduous Attenboroughing One small step, perhaps looking at the clouds, or seeing where the sun is One miss step, not looking down for once One small hard little rock on the river bank Just one minute to get tea things I'm so sorry Blair I wasn't there How come you are still here under this tree?
Written for my sister's writing challenge (shes a writing coach amoungst other things - check out Jane Cornes/Juice creative writing)