english class #1
I am all alone in this glen that surrounds me,
Lush green trees and spry yellow flowers
Stretching on for yards and yards.
Yards of this yard that’s temporarily ours,
___ But there is someone behind me.
I close my eyes and listen to the wind,
The whooshing, the wondrous feeling,
The birds’ chirp brings out some ancient desire
To be part of nature for more than just a while,
___ But there is something behind me.
I stay turned, looking out at the field.
So many colors contrast against the pale of the sky,
Like bright splashes of paint on an empty canvas.
So many things, so many endless existences,
Endless chances and choices abound.
___ There is something behind me,
___ And it is getting closer.
I feel a sense of guilt for not looking
Time cannot stay frozen forever,
Eventually I have to turn around and
So I look, and it is there.
A choice to be made.
Expectations to be fulfilled.
Things to be done, must be done.
Even if,