Man proposes nature disposes and so
should your plans for a briskly cold
winter day include a saunter
through frozen winter trails
to touch nature's raw mysterious base
be aware the forest has its own rules
of engagement. In the brief hush of
twilight when stealthy dusk begins
to infiltrate the fastness of that
elemental ecology the soft twitter
of birds as they settle for the night
the last scurry of squirrels as they
make for their nests prepares the
forest for daylight's expulsion where
above its canopy a crescent moon appears
wind no longer rustles dry leaves
the surrounding trees stand straight
as sentries questioning your presence
and all too soon your penetration within
that intimately closed system's unwelcome.
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