In The Shade Of An Old Tree

Sitting in the shade of an old tree, away from the scorching sun on a lovely summer's day; listening to the brief silence when the birds have forgotten to sing as a slight breeze ruffles leaves of tree and plant alike as I sit in silence with nature as one. Looking around at the remnants of forgotten days with friends, their laughter still captured amongst the long discarded things. Days have moved on through the passage of time, but some things always remain like the tree under which I sit being with nature as one. Sometimes we forget all the simple pleasures we had with hotdogs and cups of tea simply conversing with our friends long gone now into our past to live with our memories that surface now and then when we sit and ponder over the years we had before. Nature commands us to look at its wonders about untold especially when we sit alone in the deep silence of our world. In this we respect all that surrounds us on this world we call our home and the beauty in nature's bounty that revolves around us every year. 19 July 2014