Words and images form my walks and interactions with nature and the environment.
Green-heart-land
this land
the pulsing heart of green
one pigment of green that brightens or dulls in sunlight or shade
a green-scape
as if the clouds burst open and released their ink wells
raining everything green
saturating the forests and fields uniformly
the green of long lush grass
marsh reeds and young bracken
miles and miles of forest
I follow endlessly long trajectories through this jungle of trees and vines
until I reach an edge
an opening into boggy marsh
reed fields
clear space and still water
where Kingfishers swoop and dive
but no way to cross
I meet no one
I glimpse a grey fox dashing across my path
then swallowed up by the green
squirrels scamper high and low
mosquitos dance around my head furiously
little white butterflies flit and flutter with no time to spare
busy living their short lives
with the occasional large exotic specimen stealing my eyes with its dazzling colors
I hear the sudden rush of a deer's hooves deep in the thick undergrowth
as it senses my approach
too fast to catch a peak
but I see its tracks along the dampened path
and I know its nestling in the web of brambles and vines
staying safe and feeding on green
a bright flower here
a ripe berry there
tiny splashes of color overwhelmed by the magnitude of this vast green canvas
and always the birds
chirping and squawking their spatial tapestry of song-sounds
weaving through the matrix of branches and leaves
circling up and out into open sky
then descending back down through the thickets to land on some hidden perch
I walk and sing
bellowing out my made up verses
without a care
sending words from this human heart to my feathered friends
to carry away to some maybe-other world
my winged messages taking flight
up and away from this greenness