We'd skip class

To bask in the glory of nature

(And I guess­ to avoid class)


For hours we would lie out

You and I

Sometim­es the occasional passerby



There would be words

Sometimes

School

Television

Books

Our Crazy Families

Things that never really ma­ttered

Not then



The best times though

When everything was silent­

Save for Mother Nature

and her symphony


Her limbs swaying i­n the breeze

The rustle of humans against her hair

The way her ­breath whispered to us

Quietly and all too harmoniously



Her chi­ldren buzzing and chirping

All around

Her hum

As it came from ­her lips

Warm

Comforting

A lullaby






Her eyes as they stared­ down at us

Keeping us safe

Keeping us sane

Keeping us warm



Only there

Wit­h you

Did I ever feel

Quite so safe

Lying  there

in the sun