Strolling About

Forest Trail

Man made a mistake, m'thinks,
when he first cut a trail through the trees.
What possible event made 'being there'
more important than 'here and now' --
slow wandering a timeless natural path
amongst the trees that embraced the forest
as a community?

'course, letting the trees be your guide
will always lead to meeting a stranger --
a minstrel perhaps or gypsy or monk;
while that dusty rut so straight and true
can only lead to something known
and experienced before,
and death.

papa