nature break
Walked out the backdoor again
Through the woods
Down the tracks
Across the highway
Under the bridge
Down the path
That runs along the river
Until I came to a bend
Where the water got shallow,
The bottom was sandy,
And I kicked off my shoes
And waded in
To wash off the mud and grass and stress
A school of tiny minnows swam around my feet
Daring each other to get closer
Water beetles like bumper cars twirled and spun
Water striders walked backwards up stream,
Darting here and there to maintain territory and find a mate
A single dragon fly lit on a slender blade of grass
As the water cooled, refreshed and relaxed
