Nature's Gifts

As an often-elusive yet sought-after
goal, perfection can still be found in
places where they can be expected.
Atmospheric, mood-elevating,
opportunistic and just plain perfectly
wonderful describes the autumn
landscape on a breezy, sunny and
mild day when the woods are in
full-to-partial colour display
and a bench can be found in the
most auspicious place to sit and
contemplate the perfection that is
nature. That same nature offers us
another kind of perfection; the
meeting of souls in a tandem of
loving bliss as when couples wander
among the trees, wondering at their
kaleidoscopic display, the breeze
ruffling hair and freshening the air
to take their leisure on the bench
so fortuitously appearing. To gaze
perchance with love upon one another?
To softly and wistfully speak of the
future they plan to share together?
Or to murmur to one another their
profound appreciation that nature
provides this opportunity to be
surrounded by her wondrous
landscape, embraced by her unerring
eye for painterly wisdom in gifting
humankind with her treasures. But
no, there sit the couple, close but
not too close, each absorbed singly
and privately in another companion
the everpresent ubiquitous cellphone.