Cobwebs drift between tall grass clumps, spinning me a lighter than cashmere jumper as I run through strands
Tall Box trees glinting green and gold, endowed with a thousand lucky pennies, mine drops at my feet and I scoop it up
Tuck it in my pocket and run on even faster
Soft earth absorbing the sound of my vibram soles
I imagine it thick, thousands of feet deep
And all the footsteps that have gone before me
Layering in fine drifts of soil all the way to this thin veneer where I tap away at the land with my footprints
And I am not alone this morning, nor am I the earliest
Delicate birds three toe triangles
The fast moving hare, leaving lucky dirt shoe shamrocks to beguile the fox, who trots
weaving stealthily through straw coloured grass
I see her out of the corner of my eye and quirk happily inside
I love all that is wild
High above the kite hawks wheel
And all of this feels
Like when I’m gone
It will live on
Eternally
I just enjoy it for this brief moment as I pass by lightly
Invisible to other humans of which there are none
Out here
Only as important as maybe one of the group of ants that dutifully tug at a dead grass hoppers weight
I don’t see if they make it
I’ve moved on
My breath a song that sighs through my heart
Listening to the start of a butcher birds hymn
The bush is my church
God so real
I can feel his glory in the warmth of the morning sun sinking through my skin
A benediction to any who feel deeply with their whole being
This tangible connection to both present and past and every living thing
Of which we play only a small part
But we should feel grateful and play it with our whole heart
For in doing so
There lies magic
Gorgeously written
Thanks Monty – it was one of those magic runs when you notice everything and feel utterly alive and in sync – I wish I could stay in that state all the time – life is effortless there.
Ah, sounds wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing.
I love the way you write ✍️! ❤️🙌🙌
Thanks Kat – I’m really glad you said that because I can’t write any other way 😊💕
Love these words..thanks Anita
Thankyou Anita it was a beautiful beautiful morning 💕
❤️💫