The long way home
by Elouise
My feet take the long way home through damp woods
Trees dripping with moss reach down, brush my cheek
Crystal flowing streams keep me company
Swarming insects dance in patches of light
Songbirds announce territorial bounds
Skittering squirrels rustle through fallen leaves
Iridescent beetles crisscross my path
Cicada song rises and falls in concert
Hungry gnats dive-bomb my face and nostrils
Far ahead I hear familiar voices
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© Elouise Renich Fraser, 24 April 2017
Photo found at newfloridians.com
Beeeeautiful! 😀 😀 xx
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Magical walks in the woods– 😍 so happy you came along…😊
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Trees help us to feel well. 😀 xxx
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Absolutely! 🌳🌲🌴😊
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So easy to picture ‘the long way home’ in my mind. Love it.
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Thank you, ethrobin! 😊
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I liked that, and could understand it, well I think I can 🙂
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I’m guessing you do! 😊🦋💐
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I think we can believe that Brian understands more than he says he does.
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Indeed.
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the lovely Florida hanging spanish moss, it’s all over my neighborhood and I see it on my morning walks, along with the air plants too…funny little things…and don’t get me started on the squirrels, I think hubs and I have one arm longer than the other from the leash and charge of the dogs trying to lunge after ’em 🙂 hugs and love, and of course, peace. K
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Isn’t it beautiful? So similar to the Spanish moss we had in Savannah. I laugh my head off when I’m out walking and a leashed but not yet fully trained dog of any size tears off across the field, wild to catch that squirrel! With owner hanging on for dear life. Great image. Thanks! I needed that! 🙂
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Glad I could oblige my friend, the little ones having ear issues again….sigh….keep her in your prayers if you could…..trying to keep her healthy to keep on chasing🙏🏻💜
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It’s so sad when they get nagging little stuff like that….not really little stuff to them or to their owners….:(
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