Being Prepared

If you go out in the woods
today, a word of caution if the
sky above that green canopy is
crowded with wicked looking
thunder clouds ... Do not be lulled
into complacency by glimpses
of blue and sun radiating its
ineffable heat, scattering light
on the forest floor on a hot and
humid summer day. Nature
conspires with her elements to
surprise and ambush those whose
hubris she deplores, preferring
we be alert to her entitlement
to alter prospects in her sole
monopoly. So be forewarned 
and pay your respects to the 
deity of nature and all that exists
to bring suspense and tension
to our place in her universe as
broad as the drama of the heavens
and as insignificant as our pleasure
in leisure pursuits, so dependent on
her impulsively changeable mood.