Lost Cause

Have you ever stared, in wonder of it all?

At the singing robin, the lamenting dove, the soaring eagle.

The mighty pines, cloaked in emerald spears, or the purest of pure waterlilies.

Have you ever paused, awestruck, unable to speak, at the sight of the Great Vistas?

Where your heart pounds fast and hard as something primal awakens within?

Have you ever gone the extra mile, just to see what’s over yonder?

What’s beyond the next peak, the next riverbend, the next tree line?

Have you ever left to seek the solace of the woods? The tranquility of the valleys?

Have you ever-

Or have you been too busy, caught in the rush?

The hustle, the bustle, the ticking and the tocking,

The hemming and hawing.

Decisions, every. Day.

What to wear, what to say, who to see, where to go.

I must be on my way! I have no time for the wonder of the day.

I am late once more, my eggs are burning! The kids are crying, my heart’s not yearning.

I have no time for trees or lakes. Parks are a waste of precious space.

Give me my phone, some internet, some wine. Let me be; I have my shows, you see.

A sigh from me as I stroll slowly away.

I get lost in the woods. Go try it; today.