Of Like Nature

It is an unwritten law of
humanity that those who see
value in loving nature love
other people. To be slightly
more precise those who invest
their own natures in an
exploration of the pleasures
inherent in seeking out
natural surroundings tend
to be of like mind with
similar values and centres of
pleasure and so respect and care
for one another, strangers
though they may be. This
predilection surfaces when
they meet however briefly
during an ephemeral chance
encounter in passing one
another on a wilderness trail,
a bond however transitory in
time is forged that will live
on in memory attached to an
ascent of a mountain, an
extended canoe trip and portage,
a prolonged forest hike
when mind meets mind.